God speaks today Wednesday | November 29, 2023
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
(Isaiah 49:13)Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
(Matthew 5:3) The consolations of the Lord
The prophet calls upon mountains to sing praises to the Lord for His grace upon Zion. We too can make the mountains of difficulty and trial sing praises to God. The Lord wants His people to be happy and adoring of His unchanging love, and we should not be sad or suspicious. We should long for well-tuned harps and cherubic voices to praise Him.
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For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
(Isaiah 66:2)A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
(Proverbs 29:23)If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
(2 Chronicles 7:14)The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
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