Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises, he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,
like the spring rains that water the earth.
~ Hosea 6:3~
"Come, let us return to the LORD.
He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us;
he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.
After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will restore us,
that we may live in his presence.
~ Hosea 6:1,2~
“Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and morning.” Rend your heart
and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in love,
and he relents from sending calamity.
~ Joel 2:12,13~
Seek the LORD while he may be found;
call on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake his way
and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. ~ Isaiah 55:6,7 ~
Have we not all one Father? Did not one God create us?
Why do we profane the covenant of our fatheres
by breaking faith with one another?
~Malachi 2:10~
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth,
burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and the sound of singing,
with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn―
shout for joy before the LORD, the King.
Let the sea resound, and everything in it.
the world, and all who live in it.
Let the rivers clap their hands,
let the mountains sing together for joy;
let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
and the people with equity.
~Psalm 98:4-9~
Maranatha! Singers - Break into Songs of Joy (Psalm 98)
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God,
and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open,andeverybody's chains came loose.
~Acts 16:25,26~
“When the princes in Israel take the lead,
when the people willingly offer themselves―
praise the LORD!
“Hear this you kings! Listen, you rulers! I will sing to the LORD, I will sing; I will make music to the LORD, the God of Israel.
~Judges 5:2,3~
As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you,
and you do not need anyone to teach you,
But as his anointing teaches you about all things as that
anointing is real, not counterfeit― just as it has taught you, remain in him.
~1John 2:27~
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power.
Samuel then went to Ramah.
~1Samuel 16:13~
Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,
set his seal of ownership on us,
and put his Spirit in our hearts as deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
~2 Corinthians 1:21,22~
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,
to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
and provide for those who grieve in Zion―
to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
and the garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
~ Isaiah 61:1-3~
The LORD is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy
and I will give thanks to him in song. The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
~ Psalm 28:7,8 ~
“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
~1Corinthians 15:55-57~
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
Who is it that overcomes the world?
Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
~1John 5:4,5~
But thanks be to God,
who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ
and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.
~2 Corinthians 2:14~