Journal for April 6th

5:43 AM

Psalm 66

v8 "Praise our God, you peoples, let the sound of His praise be heard." Lord, there are people that give You praise, even in this culture of death, violence and selfishness. There are still people all over the world, perhaps in the minority, that praise You. Please count me as one of them. I tend to go the way of the world -- it's my nature. But You saved me from myself, my sin, and eternity without You. For the plan of salvation I give You praise. It is an ingenious plan that only You could make happen. You are holy and great and good; no one but You could have worked the plan and make the plan work. Count me in the people from all over the world that praise You today.

"You let men ride over our heads" and we go through fire and water in this life v12; but You will bring us out to abundance. The world is not a happy place today; people are lost; people are abusing and misusing one another. Yet I have a Savior -- One who saves/rescues me from all this…maybe not now; maybe not today; but eventually I truly believe Your Word about eternity, Heaven, and being with You.

I pray for our president today and all of our leaders. May Godly wisdom somehow come over them. Won't You strengthen Your people and give us the courage to witness about Your goodness and glory. I bring my family and my church into Your presence this morning -- not that they aren't in You mind always. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Your crucified and risen Son, and the power of His blood to cleanse and defeat sin, I ask that You place a strong hedge of protection around them. Hedge us in and protect our hearts and homes and lives today. Thank You. Thank You so much for all You do…and will do.