Psalm 92:4 - September 15, 2009

Ps 92:4 "For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands." NIV

What is worth singing about? In the world people sing about their car, they sing about their gangster life, they sing about the girl, they sing about the bling! But what is truly worth celebrating!? In Psalm 92:4 the Psalmist has truly found that which is worth singing about! “You make me glad by your deeds…” Do you want to be happier in this life! Consider the works of the Lord. Spend your time meditating on the many great and wondrous things that God has done in His word, in your life, and in the lives of others. Yes, there are painful things that touch us and those we love as well but every day is rich with choices! Every day we have the opportunity to choose what we will focus our thoughts upon. Every moment we have the power to rejoice in the goodness of God or mourn the sorrows of life! True happiness flows out of a heart that has fixed its attention of the works of the Lord.
There is truly power that is released in your emotional makeup when you sing. According to Isaiah 61 one of the ministries of the Holy Spirit is to Isa 61:3 “appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.” KJV The work of God in our lives is to change the condition of our inner man. Those who are mourning receive refreshing when the presence of the Lord is near and one of the means of both drawing upon the presence of the Lord and receiving this refreshing is this work of praise and song! Verse 3 in Psalm 61 declares that we are given a garment of praise as an answer for a spirit of heaviness. Recognize this reality. When you praise the Lord, your heaviness breaks. When you give thanks your emotions are redirected. Make a decision today to take your eyes off of the problem and to worship God for who He is and for all that He has done both in your life and the lives of those that you love.