“Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvellous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.” Psalm 98:1 NIV
The psalm begins by saying: “Sing to the LORD a new song.” God is always doing a new thing in the lives of His people, this includes us, and so He is always deserving of new songs of praise. Ironically, “Joy to the World” was one of those new songs when Isaac Watts first wrote it based on this psalm. When we put our faith in Christ, we become a new creation, and we too will sing a new song. “He has done marvellous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.” Israel’s victories never came about by their own strength, but they understood it was God and His power who delivered them. In the same way God worked our salvation for us through Christ on the cross. The Lord has made His salvation known and revealed His righteousness to the nations. He has remembered His love and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. God’s purpose in saving Israel was always that all the nations might come to know that He is God. The entire Bible and indeed all of human history is a record of how God is glorified in all the earth through the salvation of His people. The key words here are “love” and “faithfulness” – God’s covenant love and faithfulness to His people, Israel in the Old Testament, and to His people in the church in the New Testament.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord Jesus, we celebrate Your covenant of love with us.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, we celebrate Your love and faithfulness to us, even when we are faithless and not loving. Thank You for being ever so faithful and loving because of Your New Covenant in Jesus Christ. AMEN
I.B.R.A. Readings
Mark 11:12-14
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