Sing to the Lord

A very good morning. I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Saturday morning, 27th August 2022, and this is your friend Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.
Psalm 100

We need to serve the Lord today with gladness. You see, we have a choice to make. We can serve our blessed Lord Jesus with gladness and singing, or we can sit in the corner and sulk and be sad and negative about our lot in life. Thanksgiving and praise is like light because wherever it shines, it chases out darkness and despair, John 8:12: 

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

We were called to parliament in Cape Town a few years ago to pray for the desperate situation in Cape town. It was regarding the terrible fact that it was the only city in the whole world that had no water and no rain. During the meeting, I was called up to speak and everyone looked so sad and worried. When I looked out at the crowd of people I felt the Holy Spirit impress upon me to start singing in parliament, and all of a sudden everybody was up on their feet and they were dancing, singing and praising Jesus. You know, Africa is the singing continent of the world! A short while later, needless to say, the Rainmaker, the Lord Jesus did His miracle. 

Do you remember this song? I think it was the one I sang that morning.

I have decided to follow Jesus,
I have decided to follow Jesus 
I have decided to follow Jesus,  
No turning back,
Praise the Lord, no turning back.
The cross before me and the world behind me.
And the cross before me and the world behind me
And the cross before me and the world behind me
And no turning back, praise the Lord, no turning back 

Go out today and sing praises to your Lord Jesus. 
God bless you and goodbye.