Psalm 66

Every day, a new day of the Lord's heaven dawns for those on earth who are awake to the Lord Himself. Jesus, who died for you, “is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.” This Son of God made “purification for sins” for you. Then He “sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.”

Are you awake to the this Lord, who reigns above? He has heaven's gifts for you now, and has secured for you the fullness of a world of blessing. If you see this great God, you will want to shout for joy to Him, and with the Psalmist, you will call the earth to join you in the adoration of the Lord.

The praise of God is a very good song on the lips of His beloved. His Name is above every name, far above the angels, and far above the best gifts of creation. The deeds of the Lord are great. Of course. You need to sing about it today. All the earth will come to Him in worship. Even His enemies will come cringing to Him. There is no need to wait for the final day. Come to Him now and every day.

The God of Israel demonstrated His greatness in the exodus of His people through the sea. How much more has He redeemed us through the blood of His Son. He is working all things now for our eternal good to bring us home to Him.

It was never enough that God should redeem only Israel. See Isaiah 49:6. All the peoples of the Lord are called to bless the God of Jacob. The history of His great works among His chosen nation tell a story of His faithfulness. The descendants of Jacob are still well-known throughout the earth. Their history is recorded for us in the Scriptures. The Lord tested and disciplined His people, but He can bring them through all their trials and persecutions into a place of heavenly abundance even now.

It is time for heaven to come down upon the earth. The word of the King of the Jews has gone forth to the ends of the earth. So many Gentiles have been saved by the Jewish Messiah! Now is the time for many Jews to see that their Scriptures have been fulfilled, that the Lord has saved them as well, and that Jesus is theirs. It is time for millions to come into a place of abundance.

The house of God is bigger now than it ever has been. It is not only one impressive building made by the hands of men. It is a worldwide temple built by the Holy Spirit Himself. When we gather together to praise the God of Israel, we are in His house, no matter how humble our surroundings may seem to us or to others. We do not bring Him the blood of animals. That day is fulfilled in the sacrifice of the Son of God for us. But with all the heavenly host we do offer up a sacrifice of praise, and we bring to the Father what His Son has promised, the obedience of the nations.

This is not only the testimony of the redeemed as a group. It is also the testimony of the individual worshiper of the Lord. I cried out to Him with my lips. He heard me. He listened to me.

I need Him to hear my voice still today. Therefore I will not cherish sin in my heart. I repent and believe again today.

As Paul wrote at the end of Romans 13, “The hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.”

With the psalmist we cry out, “Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!” And now the steadfast love of the Lord has been revealed to us all the more convincingly in the gift of Jesus and in His death and resurrection. “Shout for joy to God, all the earth!”