Devotional

Psalm 47
"God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with understanding.

We read these verses this morning together in our devotions and then followed them up with these notes from C. H. SPURGEON: "The most natural and most enthusiastic tokens of exultation are to be used in view of the victories of the Lord, and his universal reign. Our joy in God may be demonstrative, and yet he will not censure it. The joy is to extend to all nations. Even now if they did but know it, it is the best hope of all nations that Jehovah rules over them. All people will be ruled by the Lord in the latter days, and will exult in that rule; were they wise they would submit to it now, and rejoice to do so; indeed, they would clap their hands in rapture at the thought. . . He gave his ancient people their portion, he will give us ours, and we ask nothing better. This is the most spiritual and real manner of clapping our hands because of his sovereignty, namely, to leave all our affairs in his hands, for then our hands are empy of all care for self, and free to be used in his honour."

"You are on Your throne and You are God alone."