“You turned my wailing into dancing.”

By James Davis

The Scriptural passage chosen for today is found in Psalm 30: 11-12: “You turned my wailing into dancing; You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to You and not be silent. O, Lord, my God, I will give You thanks forever.” The psalmist is bursting with thankfulness to God for delivering him from outer darkness and filling him with hope for the future. His nature has been changed as a result, just as ours does once we realize the dark state we’re in, see the need for change, repent, and give God control of our lives. We, too, then feel the need to give God thanks forever. “Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?,” as the old hymn puts it. Think about it.

In order to show our gratefulness to God for His unsearchable riches, let us go about sharing love, joy, and kindness today to and with all with whom we come in contact. Let others see Jesus in us. Amen!