Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
The heavens are summoned to rejoice, the earth to be glad, and the sea with all its fullness to lift its voice in joyful roaring. This universal rejoicing celebrates the reign of Jehovah and belongs to the proclamation that the Lord reigns. That reign and rejoicing point to the coming of Christ to reign in righteousness. The cause for the joy is that He comes to judge the earth and the world with righteousness and the peoples with truth. This assurance that the Lord reigns and is coming to judge righteously calls God's people to praise and thanksgiving rather than complaint.
The rejoicing of the natural world is seen in birds praising God. It is seen also in the beauty of fields, flowers, and trees drawing people to the God who made them. Being among these sights and sounds of nature can bless recovering patients by turning their minds from suffering toward God.
The heavens are summoned to rejoice, the earth to be glad, and the sea with all its fullness to lift its voice in joyful roaring. This universal rejoicing celebrates the reign of Jehovah and belongs to the proclamation that the Lord reigns. That reign and rejoicing point to the coming of Christ to reign in righteousness. The cause for the joy is that He comes to judge the earth and the world with righteousness and the peoples with truth. This assurance that the Lord reigns and is coming to judge righteously calls God's people to praise and thanksgiving rather than complaint.
The rejoicing of the natural world is seen in birds praising God. It is seen also in the beauty of fields, flowers, and trees drawing people to the God who made them. Being among these sights and sounds of nature can bless recovering patients by turning their minds from suffering toward God.