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For thousands of years, God’s people had been waiting with longing for the arrival of Immanuel, which At the first Advent, God the Son dwelt with man. At the first Advent, God the Son was with His people. Does this make your heart sing? It does mine!

The foundation to this command is that God is the most desirable being in the universe. Real, lasting joy is found in Him alone. Matthew 13:44 says, “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and

One Mediator And by His mercy, at the right time, He sent forth His Son Jesus to perfectly fulfill all every year with the blood not his own, for then [Christ] would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation

As the song develops, we hear ample reasons for David’s praise: Deliverance from fear Experiencing radiant In seeking God in the midst of his troubles he found refuge, deliverance, and a nearness to God.

This is part of what we meditate on day and night when we read and sing the Psalms. See the whole sermon, “Songs That Shape the Heart and Mind.”

“Blessed be the Name of the Lord,” a popular worship son, had this verse as its chorus. I have always found songs to be the best way to memorize a verse. True security is found only in the name of the Lord. We can celebrate the glorious truths of Scripture by singing them. When it comes to Proverbs 18:10, we can sing with Martin Luther, A mighty fortress is our God!

Specifically, it was, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our But we don’t long for our heavenly home just to escape suffering in this world. We long to be home because our God is there (Revelation 21:3). That’s the day we long for. That’s why we cry out, “How much longer, O Lord? When will this end?” Have you grown so comfortable in this world that you don’t long for your heavenly home?

This is part of a song that will be sung when “the Lord of hosts reigns on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem

Again we ask of Psalm 139, how can a person long survive being thus known by God? Sing praises to this God: Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!

Lewis said, “A proud man is always looking down on things and people: and, of course, as long as you John Piper is founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary

—Daniel 2:20-21 Léalo en español Behold a song of praise for God’s mercies. Daniel, who received extraordinary grace from the Lord, was not delivered from the human fear as he found

Maybe you have found yourself wondering how God could possibly let certain things happen to you. For every time that you have found yourself forced to mumble “I don’t know” God’s voice echoes back through Before the foundations of this world were ever laid God knew how the story of his people would end. In Romans 8:32, Paul assures us that the God who did not spare his only Son but gave him up for us all He has spoken to us through his Son and he will bring our final salvation to pass, he has purposed and