And I will give you a new heart,
and I will put a new spirit in you.
I will take out your stony,
stubborn heart and give you a tender,
responsive heart.
And I will put my Spirit in you
so that you will follow my decrees
and be careful to obey my regulations.
Ezekiel 36:26-27
“I will make a covenant of peace with my people
and drive away the dangerous animals from the land.
Then they will be able to camp safely in the wildest places
and sleep in the woods without fear.
I will bless my people and their homes around my holy hill.
And in the proper season I will send the showers they need.
There will be showers of blessing.”
The orchards and fields of my people will yield bumper crops,
and everyone will live in safety…
then they will know that I am the Lord.”
Ezekiel 34:25-27
“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
I myself will search and find my sheep.
I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock…
I myself will tend my sheep
and give them a place to lie down in peace,
says the Sovereign Lord.
I will search for my lost ones who strayed away,
and I will bring them safely home again…”
Ezekiel 34:11,15-16
(Barn quilt painted by Charlene Poe Chumley)
This is what the Sovereign Lord,
the Holy One of Israel,
says:
“Only in returning to me
and resting in me will you be saved.
In quietness and confidence is your strength…”
So the Lord must wait for you to come to him
so he can show you his love and compassion.
For the Lord is a faithful God.
Blessed are those who wait for his help.
Isaiah 30:15,18
(Big Bend, TX)
Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heaven!
Praise him for his mighty works;
praise his unequaled greatness!
Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn;
praise him with the lyre and harp!
Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;
praise him with strings and flutes!
Praise him with a clash of cymbals;
praise him with loud clanging cymbals.
Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150:1-6
Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song.
Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.
Praise his name with dancing…
For the Lord delights in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.
Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them…
Psalm 149:1, 3-5
He counts the stars
and calls them all by name.
How great is our Lord!
His power is absolute!
His understanding is beyond comprehension
…the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him,
those who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Psalm 147:4-5,11
Don’t put your confidence in powerful people;
there is no help for you there.
When they breathe their last,
they return to the earth,
and all their plans die with them.
But joyful are those
who have the God of Israel as their helper,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
Psalm 146:3-5
I will praise the Lord,
and may everyone on earth bless his holy name
forever and ever.
Psalm 145:21
The Lord always keeps his promises;
he is gracious in all he does
The Lord is righteous in everything he does;
he is filled with kindness.
The Lord is close to all who call on him,
yes,
to all who call on him in truth.
Psalm 145:13,17-18
