Rejoicing with Song

 Rejoicing with Song

Recently, my devotional reading in Jesus Calling has been so on-target for my needs.  No surprise since Jesus has a way of making anything around us personally relevant to our particular needs.  Such faithfulness from Him draws praise and thanksgiving from us.  Here is a verse that brought a smile to my face and warmth to my heart:

"The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing" Zephaniah 3:17.  He will rejoice over me with singing -- How very special!!

The Photo above shows angels surrounding Jesus Christ in heavenly places.  They are all in positions of praise to Him.  We are told in scripture that the angels are in constant praise to King Jesus.  The photo above was taken in the Church of the Spilt Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia and is done totally in mosaics.

God rejoices over us - and in return, as so many verses in Psalm testify, we should also rejoice over Him:

 "Shout joyfully to the Lord all the earth" 100:1
 "The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly" 118:15
 "Sing aloud to God our strength; make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob. Raise a song and strike the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the lute" 81:1-2

 

This picture is also a mosaic in the same church.  It depicts an angel praising God as described by Isaiah when he told of his vision of heaven.  He wrote:  "I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried to another and said: 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!'" 6:1-3.

 

The angel mosaic is a lovely, powerful depiction of that vision of a scene that takes place in heaven on a daily basis.

 

Although we are not yet in heavenly places with the ability to praise God in complete perfection, we can and should offer frequent praise to our great, loving, gracious Father, Son and Spirit - the God who is always with us, hearing our every thought, and caring for our every need.  All praise King Jesus!  Blessed be the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  Amen!