Encouragement for pilgrim laborers
Rev. Dennis Lee offers an encouraging exposition of Psalm 126, one of the Songs of Ascent, applying the Old Testament pilgrims' journey to Mount Zion as a picture of the Christian's spiritual pilgrimage to heaven. The article exhorts believers laboring for the Lord to find strength and hope through the promises of God's faithfulness, particularly addressing the spiritual weariness that comes from sustained Christian work and witness.
Rev. Dennis Lee, pastor of Kalamazoo PRC in Kalamazoo, Michigan They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. Psalm 126:5, 6 Songs of hope for life in the valley! That is what Psalms 120-134 are all about. Well known by us as the "Songs of Degrees" or "Songs of Ascent," they were songs especially to be sung by the Old Testament pilgrims as they journeyed from their...
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