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Psalms 149

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Verses 1-9, “Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, And His praise in the assembly of saints. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation. Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute on them the written judgment— This honor have all His saints. Praise the Lord!”

Praising God in the assembly of the saints is such a sweet thing. There are so many differences among those who assemble, but the one thing that unites them all is the Lord. Many churches unite with others who have other things in common...the same causes, hobbies, and worldly agendas...but they are lacking the sweetness of the Spirit of God. When we assemble, we also exhort one another to good works through the Spirit. You may not have to go to church to be saved, but with judgement looming, we should desire to do everything we can to stand. Hebrews 10:24‭-‬25, “And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one  another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”

He beautifies those who are humble with salvation by clothing them in righteousness. The proud will not receive, because they do not think they need anything from Him; they are all set on their own. The lukewarm, those who cannot let go of the things of this world while attempting to follow Jesus, are not any better. Anything short of full surrender will not be acceptable, so now is the time to repent.  Revelation 3:15‭-‬19, “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.  Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.  As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.”

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  1. SusanMay 27, 2017 at 9:41 AM

    “Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, And His praise in the assembly of saints. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.” Psalms 149:1-4

    The Lord is our maker and king. We should praise Him for all that He is.
    Right now Satan is the king over this earth. This is place is not our home, it is just a place we are dwelling until Christ comes back or we die. We need to stay focused on the true purpose of why we are here and not get sidetracked. We have on ruler an king and he is God. We should not be worshipping and praising anyone else besides Him. Many times people put these earthly things above God and this should not be the case. This earth belongs to the devil and we should not want anything to do with him or the things of him.

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