All the glory must be to the Lord! For he is more than worthy to be
praised and adored. We thank God for sustaining and watching over us. We
know that it is him only who provides strength and joy in all that we
do. The Lord has been so faithful to us!
Usually, people
say that the older you get the more you have to become more and more
independent, but I am learning the reverse. Which is the older I get,
the more I realize I have to become more dependent. I am learning to
cherish the idea that on my own, I am nothing. Because of human nature,
it is a difficult thing, but it seems to be the only resort to living an
obedient life. I am continuously learning (even in some painful ways)
that it is only God who makes all things possible, therefore I have to
cling to him and his promises because my life and all life depends on
him! My hope is in him all day long. I will write it again, my hope is in him all day long. What would seem like a
disappointment of thinking that I am living a faithful Christian life is
not believing and trusting in the saving power of Christ in everything.
Therefore, my hope is in him all day long.
I promised a few people that I will be writing blogs
during my time in Ghana but because of the internet situation there, I
was reluctant to. But I did journal, and the upcoming blogs will be an
elaboration of the things I wrote down during our four weeks in Ghana.
Psalm 24:1 says "the Earth is the Lord's, and everything
in it, the world and all who live in it." Then the writer, David, goes
on to
state how the creation of God can bring glory to him, the Creator,
and worship him since all life depends on this one God. David continues
to write that the person who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does
not commit idolatry and swear falsely, that person may ascend the holy
hill of the God and stand in his holy place. Verse 5 states "[he/she]
will receive blessing from the Lord and vindication from God his Savior.
The work that God is doing in this world is primary. And the utmost
blessing in this life is joining his work not because he needs us but
because we need him. God is gracious to all people from everywhere,
whether it is people from Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, or the
Americas. God blesses and shines his face upon all who love and fear
him. In another Psalm, chapter 67, the writer describes how all the
ends of the earth will fear him, which is God being gracious to all people and in turn
his ways being made known on this earth and his salvation among all
nations. This will all total in the people and the nations praising God in gladness for what he has done. May the nations be glad and sing for joy! We have a reason to be glad and sing for joy because of what God is actively doing. It becomes our joy to set all things aside that we deem important and take up his calling on our lives. Which is to love him, fear him, praise him in gladness and in songs even when we think it is impossible. God has not forgotten about us but is smiling down upon us as we march triumphantly with him in the heritage of victory. Victory already rests with him, so let us trust and obey..
In closing, I wish to declare the same words of David in Psalm
71: 14-15. As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise God more
and more. My mouth and lips will tell of his righteousness, of his
salvation all day long, though I know not its measure.
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