Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Psalm 100:1-3 NIV
This is a call to worship.
We're not great shouters here in NZ, but there's a call to worship out loud.
Don't hold back
There's a choosing here.
Choose gladness
Choose joyful songs
Sometimes even if we don't feel full of joy, our circumstances are not great, we can still choose joy filled songs of praise.
And then there's the "why".
When we believe God.
When we acknowledge Him as creator
When we know we are His
His people
We belong
Accepted
Nothing can snatch us from His hand
Safe
Known by Him
Important
Loved
Then we can find our voice :)
#praiseloud
#sunday
#worship
#thisisourGod
#dearlyloved
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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