Psalm 66 V(1-12)

66 Bef

Before going first verse,

Testing is part of life.

As a kid you have assignmens and test in schools,

and then you midldle school, high school and then test.

even after you goto colleege there are test.

and then we think we finished our education , now we get into a job, we think we are done with our tests.

No, actually in the job , your employer might be giving work and salary, but there is a test going on to see your performance, apprisals, bonus based on test.

then you get married, that is bigger test.

Your patience is tested, your endurance is tested.

When a company makes a product, it goes through rigorous testing.

With God, test to see your heart is really for Him or not,

He gives a promise, a dream , but He takes us through the testing.

God promised Israel that they going to inherit the land of canan. But He tested them in the wilderness.

Joseph got a dream about his brothers and parents bowing down to him.

The dream was glorious, and he went through series of testing.

Verse 10 says refined us as silver, aflliction on our backs, fire, water.

But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.

 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

let us go 

 10 10 For You, O God, have tested us;
You have refined us as silver is refined.
11 You brought us into the net;
You laid affliction on our backs.
12 12You have caused men to ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water;
But You brought us out to [b]rich fulfillment.

God will test us and also takes us to the rich fulfillment.

1 Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!

Psalmist is asking all the earth, Gods people to make a joyful Shout to God

If there is a deal in Costco, JC Penny, that one reason is enough for us to share with family, friends and colleagues and even to unknown people.

But we sing the song, bless the lord oh my soul. how manny 10000 reasons.

Your shout should never be the same.

We  are talking about God who created heaven and earth, sun, moon,stars , birds, fish, .

By the power of His Word, he created everything.

But man, He said let us make man and then breathed into man.

HE made man out of the earth. but he breathed .That is the God we are serving.

Noah

When the world is full of sin, wickedness, he destroyed the whole world, but remembered Noah, righteous one.

Abraham: Abraham believed in God and is counted a s rightoeusness.

There mights be multitude of people around, but when you believe 

Most importantly, while we were still sinners, He died for us.

With all these reasons, can we shout to God a Big hallelujah to

The neighbors should hear it.

The sickness should hear the praise and leave.

The mountain in life should hear the praise and leave.

A Joyful Shout 

Let us make a joyful Shout to God.

The neighbor should hear it,

Do you have mountain in your life , 

2 2 Sing out the honor of His name;
Make His praise glorious.

3 3 Say to God,
“How awesome are Your works!
Through the greatness of Your power
Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.
4 All the earth shall worship You
And sing praises to You;
They shall sing praises to Your name.” Selah

David

14 Then David danced[g] before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. 15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.