In a similar fashion, the Bible serves as a storybook of old, following God’s great providence in the lives of His people. It testifies to God’s kindness, mercy, grace, strength, and all the facets of who God is.
Psalms 29 urges us to do the same. Ascribe to God the glory and work He has done in our lives. Remind others of God’s faithfulness.
When Catherine and I lost our daughter Grace at 20 weeks and had to deliver her as a stillborn, it was considered a great tragedy and we rightly grieved and mourned her loss. We had a funeral for her in our backyard on May 14th, 2023.
But our good God had great plans for us. By His faithfulness our daughter Merritt was born on May 14th, 2024, one year to the date of our loss of Grace. Only God could write a story like that. Only God could turn our tragedy into joy.
We named Merritt after a Shane and Shane hymn, “All Sufficient Merit” to remind of us God’s continued faithfulness in our lives, that Christ is our “all sufficient merit” everyday.
I pray we would ascribe the wonder, the beauty, and the faithfulness of God to the ends of the earth, proclaiming His name that all may hear and see how good God is.
Psalms 29- Ascribe
Ascribe to God all He has done
Don’t leave out a single bit
He deserves all the glory
That we will never forget
Sing from the mountaintops
Declare it from the waters wide
Worship God in the splendor of His Holiness
Draw near to His side
Who is God and what has He done?
The One over the sea
His mighty voice Thunders
He is full of majesty
He can flash full of fire
Or care for the deer
He is King Forever
Oh come all to hear
He cared for us at our lowest
When life seemed very grim
From ashes He made beauty
Springing joy in our hymns
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