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Psalm Something (excerpt): Joy This Morning From Psalm 30

by Tonja Taylor  
10/01/2022 / Christian Living

The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created].--Psalm 145:9, AMPC

This second excerpt from my book, PSALM SOMETHING, talks about the New Day that we are truly already in. Darkness has been too prevalent--and seems so in the world, but for us in the Kingdom of Light, it is in deed JOY THIS MORNING!

One way to help usher in our own personal "New Day" is to be thankful and praise the LORD; to remember God's faithfulness to us, all the days of our lives (or we would be dead and in hell a long time ago!). 

The LORD commands us in Psalm 100 (verse 4) to approach Him with thanksgiving. He is so good, and our lives are full of good things every day! No matter whom a blessing comes from, it ultimately comes from our good, good, God!

The LORD has done so many wonderful things for me! I'm sure I've forgotten some in my mind (but never in my heart/spirit), and He keeps on doing sweet things in His dear faithfulness and personal care for me--just like He does for you. The LORD is good to all

David rejoices in God's faithfulness, and we can speak these Scriptures for ourselves: 

¹ I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

² O Lord my God, I cried to You and You have healed me.

³ O Lord, You have brought my life up from Sheol (the place of the dead); You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit (the grave).

Then David exhorts us to sing our thanks (which God loves us to do, just like we delight in our little children singing, especially praise and worship to the LORD!)

⁴ Sing to the Lord, O you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

⁵ For His anger is but for a moment, but His favor is for a lifetime or in His favor is life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

The LORD is the perfect Parent, and just like all loving parents, He doesn't want to remember the negatives; He wants to focus on the positives! He delights in us, His children. Hallelujah!  

David keeps rejoicing at the changes God has made in his life (by leading David to choose to repent and make the changes needed, as the LORD has to do with us all!), and He speaks to the LORD again:

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness,

¹² To the end that my tongue and my heart and everything glorious within me may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Having personally been delivered by the Holy Spirit Who is God from decades of anger and bitterness and unforgiveness and other mess, I now have true joy and gladness, and am able to be thankful for the big things and the small. 

The LORD can do the same for you too! He will set you free and heal your heart, when you cry out to Him for help. It may take a few years, but know the LORD will never leave you, and will continue to faithfully work healing and deliverance and restoration in your life. He is faithful and good, and all good!

There is much darkness in the world, but Jesus Christ is the true Light. He will turn your darkness into light, and will take of the clothes of death and give you new life; turn your negatives into positives, with exceeding great joy! 

Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not be walking in the dark, but will have the Light which is Life.--Johh 8:12, AMPC

1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”--Genesis 15:1a

Through books, courses, presentations, service, prayer, worship, and more, Tonja and her husband live to exalt God. Her series for girls, P.O.W.E.R. GIRL ADVENTURES, is now out (books I-V), along with LEGACY; YOUR HOLY HEALTH: VISIONS OF THE KING, and more. See the "River Rain Creative" YT channel.

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