Let Us Exalt His Name (with Lyrics)

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Uploaded by LittleMouseTail on Aug 14, 2010

The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.

December 26
	And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away. And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
	Zechariah 10:11-12
The Jews would indeed “pass through the sea with affliction.” When they saw the clouds of the holocaust forming, many Jews got into boats and headed to Palestine. But when the British mandated that no more Jews would be allowed entrance, one of the great tragedies of history occurred when their boats were turned back. The seasoned saint, Zechariah, standing in the place of seeing prophecy passing before him is once again calling the people of God to see the big picture. And he calls us to do the same. We’re headed for Heaven, gang. Never grow weary of reading the prophets. They call us to remember where we’re headed. We want something practical. We want to read about how to have a better marriage, how to raise better kids, how to find a better job. But the prophets speak of the mystical rather than the practical because you’ll be a better husband if you remember you’re headed for Heaven, a better mom if you remember you’ll live eternally. John tells us it was because Jesus knew from whence He came and where He was going that He was able to wash the feet of those who were too busy jockeying for position to serve one another (John 13:3). That is why our Father sent prophet after prophet to talk about the mystery of eternity, to remind us to set our hearts on things above (Colossians 3:2).