Annual Mtg Recognitions
Passing the Gavel
Praise the Lord!
Like many of you, I enjoy watching sports. I don’t even have to know anyone on either team; I just pick a side and start rooting for them. Whether I am at the game or at home watching it on TV, I often find myself getting vocally involved. I can’t help myself. I rejoice when my team does well, and I mourn when they don’t. In high school, I was voted most spirited a few times. Apparently, volume counts as school spirit.
As I grow older, I find a lot of things to cheer for, but my favorite cheering topic is God. He gives us so much to cheer for. It can be movement in the church where we see lives changed. It can be during Bible study where God reveals His continued love for us and His promises to us. It can also be because of good health, a beautiful sunset, a double rainbow, or a field of flowers. The list of things we can cheer about because of God is unending. I know the world seems dark, and many negative things can fill our minds. Satan wants us to focus on these negatives and not on the blessings of God. I think David has the right idea in Psalm 34:1–3 when he says,
“I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.”
If you feel you can’t praise God for any other reason, praise Him for salvation through Jesus. Just thinking about that makes me want to dust off my pom-poms to praise and rejoice in our God. Feel free to jump in and join at any time because our God is worthy of praise.
Bentley Hill
