" Let God Arise! "

"Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered: ... Let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.  Sing unto God, Sing praises to His name: extol Him ..."
                                                                          ~Psalm 68:1-4

From the Pastor's heart:
As I was in prayer and meditation these past few days, still rejoicing at the goodness of the Lord, I was reminded of several things.  [1] The enemy hates God's people to rejoice, [2] As you know, he is out to rob and steal from the saints.  Psalm 68 came into my spirit ~ Let God Arise!  Let's think on that for a moment, "Let God Arise!"  Let Him bring us above the struggles, the disappointments, the cares of this life!  Our society is filled with "fear tactics!"  Now who would be the author of fear?  When God arises, the enemy is scattered, this is His Word!  And when He arises, He calls for the "righteous," the saints, to be glad--to rejoice, to praise and to sing!  I have found it is sometimes difficult to respond to the adverse things that are going on with praise and singing... but perhaps that is because we do not Arise with our Lord!  To arise with the Word of God as our Shield and the Sword of His Holy Spirit.  Cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.  When we do thin; we bring our thoughts into the captivity and obedience to our Lord and Saviour--2 Corinthians 5.  In Scripture Solomon was given some powerful instruction which I believe would help us to arise and scatter the enemy ... "Know thou the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek Him, He will be found of thee; ..."  1 Chronicles 28:9.  Remember David, the father of Solomon who God said was a man after his own heart!  Therein we see a powerful learning statement; David was blessed because  "his ways pleased the Lord!"   David's way was to trust the Lord in all things and to let God Arise in every situation that he faced once his commitment was made to his God.  Let us join together and Let God Arise!
                                                                  Loving you, Pastor