Psalm 115 & Isaiah 61:3

“…a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair”.

Are you feeling down today?  Climb up on the wings of praise. The Lord wants to re-clothed you and exchange your spirit of despair for a garment of praise. Drop all the heaviness at the foot of the cross and leave them there as Christ died for all the despair you could ever feel. So today instead of concentrating on your problems, meditate on Psalm 115 until you know it word for word and then you will be reminded that only Jesus is the Living God and everything else is an idol. Insert your name in the passage where the lines are and let it minister to your entire being. Here are the words:

Psalm 115

 Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory,
 because of your love and faithfulness. Why do the nations say,
 “Where is their God?”³ Our God is in heaven;    he does whatever pleases him.
But their idols are silver and gold,    made by human hands.
They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.
 They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell.
They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk,
nor can they utter a sound with their throats. Those who make them will be like them and so will all who trust in them.

 All you ________, trust in the Lord—
    he is our help and shield.  House of _______, trust in the Lord—
    he is our help and shield.  You who fear him, trust in the Lord—
    he is our help and shield. The Lord remembers us and will bless us:
    He will bless his people ___________,  he will bless the house of _________,
he will bless those who fear the Lord—    small and great alike.

May the Lord cause you to flourish,    both you and your children.
 May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,    but the earth he has given to mankind.
It is not the dead who praise the Lord,    those who go down to the place of silence;
 it is we who extol the Lord,   both now and forevermore. Praise the Lord.

Praise until the yoke of heaviness breaks.

Prayer

Daily Lord you carry our burdens. Give us new garments of praise  today.  In Jesus