Psalm 148

" 1-5 Hallelujah! Praise God from heaven,

praise him from the mountaintops;

Praise him, all you his angels,

praise him, all you his warriors,

Praise him, sun and moon,

praise him, you morning stars;

Praise him, high heaven,

praise him, heavenly rain clouds;

Praise, oh let them praise the name of God—

he spoke the word, and there they were!

6 He set them in place

from all time to eternity;

He gave his orders,

and that's it!

7-12 Praise God from earth,

you sea dragons, you fathomless ocean deeps;

Fire and hail, snow and ice,

hurricanes obeying his orders;

Mountains and all hills,

apple orchards and cedar forests;

Wild beasts and herds of cattle,

snakes, and birds in flight;

Earth's kings and all races,

leaders and important people,

Robust men and women in their prime,

and yes, graybeards and little children.

13-14 Let them praise the name of God—

it's the only Name worth praising.

His radiance exceeds anything in earth and sky;

he's built a monument—his very own people!

Praise from all who love God!

Israel's children, intimate friends of God.

Hallelujah! "

Praise Jesus. That's the only thing that can leave my lips in this moment. Praise Jesus. He is the reason for my deliverance. He is the reason I'm physically healed. Praise Jesus. He is the reason why I'm here, right here, at 7.20a, writing in a blog dedicated to seeking after God's own heart. He gave me a new heart. Praise Jesus. He took away my baggage. He traded it for the Holy Spirit, my best friend. Praise Jesus. He is the reason I have a testimony instead of just a ruptured past. Praise Jesus. He is the reason I have hope and peace about all my situations I'm in. Praise Jesus.

Jesus, I love you so much. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins... For MY sins. I thank you that you proved to me with such love... that I was never too far away from you, no matter what I'd done, you were ALWAYS there to welcome me back. You're pretty amazing. Even though I felt shamed and as if I couldn't return to you ever again because of what I'd done, the things I'd been through that made me feel dirty and undeserving of you. Thank you that you still spoke to me and told me I could return. I love you. I am in love with you.

Holy Spirit, please be with me all day today as I clean some more houses (yay...). I ask for joy in doing so, regardless of how messy it might be before, and I ask for the diligence to keep at it until it is fully clean. Holy Spirit, warm me on this cold cold day with no heater in my car. I'll bundle up, but please supernaturally keep me warm. Or miraculously fix my heater. Haha. Either way, I'm happy.

I name my day, today a day of Praise for Jesus. Lord, may nothing negative leave my lips today.

I love you I love you I love you.

amen.