When God sends out His Word, He
sends it with a promise; "My Word... will not come back to Me without
results, but it will accomplish whatever I want and achieve whatever I
send it to do" (Isaiah 55:11). The Lord is looking out. He's looking
beyond those who are already worshipping Him. He says, "I will gather
still others besides those I have already gathered” (Isaiah 56:8). When
we find, in our hearts, a desire to praise God, where does this spirit
of praise come from? God says this, “I’ll create praise on their lips”
(Isaiah 57:19).
“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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