"Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary."

Psalm 96:1-6

The dominant note throughout Psalm 96 is one of adoration and worship in the knowledge of the greatness of Israel’s God. The summons to ‘Sing … a new song’ (v. 1) is directed to the whole earth and to all nations, and this universal perspective echoes through the poem again and again. Although God’s salvation has been revealed to Israel, his greatness as Creator, Ruler, and Judge extends to the whole earth, so that ‘all peoples’ are witnesses to his ‘marvelous deeds’ (v. 3) and are repeatedly called to ascribe to him ‘the glory due to his name’ (v. . Perhaps the key statement is the summons to Israel to say ‘among the nations’ that the Lord reigns and will ‘judge the peoples with equity’ (v. 10). The psalm thus affirms both the existing evidence of God’s glory and the certainty of justice when, in the future, he will ‘judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with his truth.’

On this Father's Day, all fathers, let us praise to our Wonderful Father God and be like Him, in His Holiness, Love, and Faithfulness. Let us be like Him and that we become good Father to our children and to many others. father was drunkard, gambler, irresponsible and violent. He died when I was 10 years old. I could have lived like him in my sinful nature. But I met Jesus in college and I was free from the chain of sinful fate. I still grow in the Lord and pursue to be the good father to my children, grandchildren and many others.

CLOSING PRAYER

Praise be to the Lord Father! Holy Spirit help me to be more and more like you. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

(Edited from Encounter with God)