"Listen
to my cry for help, O Lord" (Psalm 61:1). God is the God of power and
mercy: "Power belongs to God. Mercy belongs to You, O Lord" (Psalm
62:11-12), "I look to You in the holy place to see Your power and Your
glory. My lips will praise You because Your mercy is better than life
itself" (Psalm 63:3). When we consider how great God is - great in
power, great in mercy, we are filled with thanksgiving, praise and joy -
"I will thank You as long as I live ... My mouth will sing Your praise
with joyful lips" (Psalm 63:4-5).
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be
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