1 Halleluyah! Sing to Adonai a new song, His praise in the assembly of the kedoshim.
2 Let Israel rejoice in its Maker. Let the children of Zion be glad in their King.
3 Let them praise His Name with dancing. Let them sing praises to Him with
tambourine and harp.
4 For Adonai takes pleasure in His people. He crowns the humble with salvation.
5 Let the kedoshim exult in glory. Let them sing for joy on their beds.
6 Let God’s high praises be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand—
7 to execute vengeance upon the nations and rebukes on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron,
9 to carry out the sentence decreed this is the glory of all His kedoshim.
Halleluyah!
God wants us to remember the past as a means to celebrate His provision but does not intend us to become entrenched in it. Our memories should play a part in our vision for the future which we cherish in the present for nothing is wasted in God’s
economy. He has some truly amazing things ahead for us corporately as His people but also specifically for us as individuals, which stir our imaginations, but we must press in with patience, perseverance and confidence to receive them.
In a small town in Russia lived a porter who made his living by transporting people and packages to and from the train station. The porter had a young son who assisted him with his work. Every morning the two would awaken very early, recite their morning prayers, eat breakfast, prepare the horse and wagon, and hit the road. During the summer months, when the sun often rose as early as 3:00 AM, the porter and his son awoke even earlier.
The porter informed his son that today there would be no eating due to the fast. A summer fast day arrived on the Jewish calendar. The porter roused his son at the usual time, and off to the synagogue they went. When they had finished praying, the porter informed his son that today there would be no eating due to the fast.
The day wore on. The son grew hungrier and hungrier. He began to ask his father incessantly when they would eat. Finally, the day ended and his hunger was satisfied. The following morning, the boy refused to budge when his father tried to wake him. With an air of indignation the boy told his father, “I do not want to get up, and I do not want to work. I am afraid that you will not let me eat anything today either!” “Ah, my son, have no fear,” replied the porter. “Today is not yesterday.”
