For there is no God like our God, full of majesty and splendor, yet humble and loving. Our God gives strength to his people and bless them with peace. Our God is our Rock, our shield and hiding place, he is our provider, our healer, our comforter and our protector. Oh, give unto the Lord the glory due his name, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness, sing praises to the Lord your God, and give thanks in remembrance of him, and his awesome works to the children of men, for his anger is but for a moment, but his favor is for life. Oh, that men would praise the Lord! Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness and his mercy which endureth forever.

Have you ever felt like you have been through the longest rinse cycle of your life’s washing machine, or felt like you are constantly being sifted? Of course you have, I have; and we can’t help but wonder why. Well, we need to understand, that God has a plan and purpose for each of our lives, and he has a process for bringing it to pass. We may be hurt in the process, but know that in order for God to take us where he wants us to be, most times he has to thresh us like wheat, and sift us like flour, separating the good from the bad within us. But, know that when you find yourself on the threshing floor, consider it a good place, a place where you will surrender all to God, for you will be helpless and have nothing and no one else to trust, but in God alone, and, when we cry out to the Lord for help from the threshing floor, he will help us, by putting us through yet another process – the winepress, but, when we come out, we will be like fine wine, and we all know that you do not put new wine in old vats. Allow God to work his purpose out. Praise the Lord.