{"id":6013,"date":"2016-07-31T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=6013"},"modified":"2016-07-23T10:45:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-23T16:45:10","slug":"a-needed-break-day-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=6013","title":{"rendered":"A Needed Break \u2013 Day 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Sunday morning! I pray that you up and out in preparation of your worship to your heavenly Father this morning. Blessings upon your day!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHosanna (Praise is Rising)\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am fifteen days into Musical Musings in March and have shared 14 (actually 15) songs with you that have made an impression on me through my life. I\u2019ve used the passage from Ephesians 5:19-20 for this project and have been searching psalms, hymns and spiritual songs to share with you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today is no different. I have chosen the song \u201cHosanna\u201d or \u201cPraise is Rising.\u201d It has become one of my favorites and it doesn\u2019t matter when I hear it or sing it, I am moving with hands lifted. I love this song! I love this song because the message of this song covers it all.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Praise. Hope. Yearning. Strength. Fears washed away. Salvation. Hearts returning. Broken lives. Newness of life. Regardless of what is happening in life, this song seems to point us to the One who is able to help. Our great God.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And because of His great love for us, we in turn praise Him for all that He\u2019s done. So, let\u2019s read through these words and listen to another wonderful worship song. \u201cHosanna (Praise is Rising).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Praise is rising, eyes are turning to You<br \/>\nWe turn to You<br \/>\nHope is stirring, hearts are yearning for You<br \/>\nWe long for You<\/p>\n<p>When we see You<br \/>\nWe find strength to face the day<br \/>\nIn Your presence all our fears<br \/>\nAre washed away, washed away<\/p>\n<p>Hosanna, Hosanna<br \/>\nYou are the God who saves us<br \/>\nWorthy of all our praises<\/p>\n<p>Hosanna, Hosanna<br \/>\nCome have Your way among us<br \/>\nWe welcome You here, Lord Jesus<\/p>\n<p>Hear the sound of hearts returning to You<br \/>\nWe turn to You<br \/>\nIn Your kingdom broken lives are made new<br \/>\nYou make all things new<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When we see You<br \/>\nWe find strength to face the day<br \/>\nIn Your presence all our fears<br \/>\nAre washed away, washed away<\/p>\n<p>Hosanna, Hosanna<br \/>\nYou are the God who saves us<br \/>\nWorthy of all our praises<\/p>\n<p>Hosanna, Hosanna<br \/>\nCome have Your way among us<br \/>\nWe welcome You here, Lord Jesus<a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hlEKQN7ydGY\">here <\/a>to listen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As we lead up to Palm Sunday, this song is particularly relevant because of the words spoken as Jesus entered Jerusalem. The crowds placed palm branches on the ground. They danced in the streets. They shouted, <em>\u201cHosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!\u201d <\/em>(Matthew 21:9 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I love that the crowd was so enthusiastic and that Matthew captured their enthusiasm by using exclamation points. They were in touch with their God. He was in their presence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But a week later, all of that changed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I wonder how often we are exclaiming God as the One who saves us when all is well within our lives, but falter in our exclaiming when our days are more difficult to get through?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our praise mustn\u2019t come and go with our moods or our situations in life. Praise must rise in all circumstances, because God is the only One who can save us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>King David wrote of such a God in Psalm 146:7-10 (NIV).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Lord watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Lord reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Praise the Lord.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When we see God in this way, we are able to praise Him in all circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps today you are facing a day of hopelessness. If so, it would be the perfect time to meet God and find all that He is able to offer. Maybe you\u2019re broken. In God\u2019s presence, broken lives are made new. Are you living in fear? God will bring strength to your life as you\u2019ve never known before.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have you turned away from God? Why not return to Him? There\u2019s no better time than the present. He\u2019s standing there waiting for you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you are a faithful servant of our Lord, but you\u2019ve held on to some worldly ways. Today is the day to ask God to have His way with you. Welcome Him into your life and allow Him to sit on the throne of your heart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am praising God today. I pray that you will join me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hosanna!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donna<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">[i]<\/a> Hosanna (Praise is Rising), Brenton Brown, 2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It\u2019s Sunday morning! I pray that you up and out in preparation of your worship to your heavenly Father this morning. 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