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Scripture: Revelation 15:3

And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are Your works, O Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations!

The mighty acts of God are worthy of all of our praise, because He is true to His Word. There is nothing that our heavenly Father has proclaimed that has not already been done. Even when it appears that something is one way to us in the natural realm; God is in ultimate control of the situation. The enemy would like nothing more than to throw us off track by bringing distractiing thoughts and/or visions into our minds, about something that has been on our hearts. If he can throw us off track long enough, then we will lose focus on what really matters. All the little insignificant things that happen during the course of the day, are just that, insignificant. What God says will be, and there is nothing that the enemy can do to stop it.

There may be, what seems to be, a delay in the manifestation of what God has spoken in our lives; however, we must continue to believe God, no matter what. Let us not be distracted by what we see with our natural eye. Let us not be discouraged by what seems to be happening to slow according to our own personal time clock, because God is the creator of time. He is in complete control. Let us know loose prespective on what really matters in our lives; which is the perfect will of God coming to complete fruition within us.

Reflection:
Spending time in the presence of the Lord, is what is needed to build us up even stronger, for what He has planned for us. Let us embrace the time of learning that He has prepared for us. It may not be an easy road for us to travel, but knowing that God is in control, of our beginning and of our end; will help up to remain in His embrace, and not settle for less than what He has for us. For God is truly a Good God, and everything that He has for His children is Good. Having a focused perspective on the goodness of God, will guide us toward the perfect will of our Heavenly Father for our life.

Prayer:
Father God, I thank you for keeping my mind stayed on you. I thank you that you are in complete control of every single thing, and that nothing that has been created gets past your vision. I thank you for guiding me in the direction that you would have me to go; by your hand on my life. I thank and praise you for being able to hear your voice, and for the sense to follow. I praise you, and worship you, because you are: Holy, righteous, mighty, and true! Thank you for giving me the mind to keep all things in the focus of your perspective, whether large or small; and not being distracted by insignificant issues. In Jesus name. I pray. Amen.
Strong's Concordance Definitions:
and they sang: 103
1) to the praise of anyone, to sing


the song: 5603
1) a song, lay, ode

of Moses: 3475
Moses = "drawing out"

1) the legislator of the Jewish people and in a certain sense the founder of the Jewish religion. He wrote the first five books of the Bible, commonly referred to as the Books of Moses.

the bondservant: 1401
1) a slave, bondman, man of servile condition

a) a slave
b) metaph., one who gives himself up to another's will those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men
c) devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests

2) a servant, attendant
of God: 2316
1) a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities
2) the Godhead, trinity
a) God the Father, the first person in the trinity
b) Christ, the second person of the trinity
c) Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity
3) spoken of the only and true God
a) refers to the things of God
b) his counsels, interests, things due to him
4) whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way
a) God's representative or viceregent
1) of magistrates and judges

of the lamb: 721
1) a little lamb, a lamb

saying: 3004
1) to say, to speak
a) affirm over, maintain
b) to teach
c) to exhort, advise, to command, direct
d) to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say
e) to call by name, to call, name
f) to speak out, speak of, mention

Great: 3173
1) great
a) of the external form or sensible appearance of things (or of persons)

1) in particular, of space and its dimensions, as respects
a) mass and weight: great
b) compass and extent: large, spacious
c) measure and height: long
d) stature and age: great, old
b) of number and quantity: numerous, large, abundant
c) of age: the elder
d) used of intensity and its degrees: with great effort, of the affections and emotions of the mind, of natural events powerfully affecting the senses: violent, mighty, strong
2) predicated of rank, as belonging to
a) persons, eminent for ability, virtue, authority, power
b) things esteemed highly for their importance: of great moment, of great weight, importance
c) a thing to be highly esteemed for its excellence: excellent
3) splendid, prepared on a grand scale, stately
4) great things
a) of God's preeminent blessings
b) of things which overstep the province of a created being, proud (presumptuous) things, full of arrogance, derogatory to the majesty of God
Marvellous: 2298
1) wonderful, marvellous
a) worthy of pious admiration, admirable, excellent
b) passing human comprehension
c) causing amazement joined with terror
d) marvellous
1) extraordinary, striking, surprising
are your works: 2041
1) business, employment, that which any one is occupied
a) that which one undertakes to do, enterprise, undertaking
2) any product whatever, any thing accomplished by hand, art, industry, or mind
3) an act, deed, thing done: the idea of working is emphasised in opp. to that which is less than work

O Lord: 2962
1) he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord
a) the possessor and disposer of a thing
1) the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
2) in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor
b) is a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants greet their master
c) this title is given to: God, the Messiah

The Almighty: 3841
1) he who holds sway over all things
2) the ruler of all
3) almighty: God

Righteous: 1342
1) righteous, observing divine laws

a) in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God
1) of those who seem to themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves in their virtues, whether real or imagined
2) innocent, faultless, guiltless
3) used of him whose way of thinking, feeling, and acting is wholly conformed to the will of God, and who therefore needs no rectification in the heart or life
a) only Christ truly
4) approved of or acceptable of God
b) in a narrower sense, rendering to each his due and that in a judicial sense, passing just judgment on others, whether expressed in words or shown by the manner of dealing with them

and true: 228
1) that which has not only the name and resemblance, but the real nature corresponding to the name, in every respect corresponding to the idea signified by the name, real, true genuine
a) opposite to what is fictitious, counterfeit, imaginary, simulated or pretended
b) it contrasts realities with their semblances
c) opposite to what is imperfect defective, frail, uncertain
2) true, veracious, sincere

are your ways: 3598
1) properly
a) a way
1) a travelled way, road
b) a travellers way, journey, travelling

2) metaph.
a) a course of conduct
b) a way (i.e. manner) of thinking, feeling, deciding

King: 935
1) leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, king

of the nations: 1484
1) a multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together
a) a company, troop, swarm
2) a multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus
a) the human family
3) a tribe, nation, people group
4) in the OT, foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles
5) Paul uses the term for Gentile Christians

References:
Blue Letter Bible. "Revelation of Jesus Christ 15 - (NASB - New American Standard Bible)." Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2009. 30 Dec 2009. http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Rev&c=15&t=NASB

Higgins, S. (2009) Stay Focused. Devotions for Thought. Http://www.devotionsforthought.blogspot.com, http://www.higginspublishing.com