Sing with Gladness
7 For thus says the Lord:
“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,
and raise shouts for the chief of the nations;
proclaim, give praise, and say,
‘O Lord, save your people,
the remnant of Israel.’
8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country
and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth,
among them the blind and the lame,
the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
a great company, they shall return here.
9 With weeping they shall come,
and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them walk by brooks of water,
in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for I am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Jeremiah 31:7-9
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Sing With Gladness
The very thing that the Lord delights in is the salvation of his people. He delights in saving you from death and the power of the devil. He is merciful and slow to anger. He is the God that comes for you. He is the come-down-and-deliver-them God. He likes to be close to his people, so he goes and finds them in their despair and brings them back. He is the best Good Shepherd for you. As he gathers you from all the many places we have driven ourselves by our sins and rebellion, he leads us back through green pastures and quiet brooks of water. This is the straight path. This is the path of God for you and me. God is Father to you. He call him "Father," like Jesus. Jesus has made you like himself. You are the delight of the Father's eyes. That is reason to sing about. Sing with the choirs of angels and the host of heaven. You are the Lord's Jacob.
“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,
and raise shouts for the chief of the nations;
proclaim, give praise, and say,
‘O Lord, save your people,
the remnant of Israel.’
8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country
and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth,
among them the blind and the lame,
the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
a great company, they shall return here.
9 With weeping they shall come,
and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them walk by brooks of water,
in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for I am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Jeremiah 31:7-9
+
Sing With Gladness
The very thing that the Lord delights in is the salvation of his people. He delights in saving you from death and the power of the devil. He is merciful and slow to anger. He is the God that comes for you. He is the come-down-and-deliver-them God. He likes to be close to his people, so he goes and finds them in their despair and brings them back. He is the best Good Shepherd for you. As he gathers you from all the many places we have driven ourselves by our sins and rebellion, he leads us back through green pastures and quiet brooks of water. This is the straight path. This is the path of God for you and me. God is Father to you. He call him "Father," like Jesus. Jesus has made you like himself. You are the delight of the Father's eyes. That is reason to sing about. Sing with the choirs of angels and the host of heaven. You are the Lord's Jacob.
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