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1 Chronicles 16:24 “So they brought the Ark of God and set it in the midst of the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God…”. David declares “O give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known His doings among the peoples. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; meditate on and talk of all His wonders works and devoutly praise them! Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!” There was cause for celebration, the Ark of the covenant had come home. The Mercy Seat, the place where God tabernacled with His people was ‘home’ to the city of David. They were not to sit on their hands in contentment, but rather they were to sing with the purpose of making God known to all nations. They were to be witnesses and speakers and singers of the truth. They were to declare His glory and His marvelous works and announce that He is to be reverently feared, above all so-called gods, for all the gods of the people are lifeless idols. He created all things. Honor, and majesty are found in His presence, strength and joy are found in His sanctuary, and He is good, His mercy and loving kindness, endure forever! Oh, that we would be overcome, overwhelmed, passionate to praise and worship God as David did on that day! He was Encouraging, motivating Israel to spread the Word… David’s motivational ‘speech’, with words of praise and honor and glory to God, flowing from his heart and off his tongue reach our ears. Let the words we hear move our hearts to do what Israel did on that day, let us welcome God into our ‘home’, and make sure He’s comfortable. Let our heart be filled with praise and honor and worship, acknowledging our strength and joy comes from Him! Let those around us know Who our God and our King is because we openly sing His praises. Let there be no question as to Who we serve and why. In love, Lord, help us to embrace a heart of praise with passion, trusting You to accomplish the purpose Yo

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Today marks the 143rd anniversary of the birth of the imaginative Sir Arnold Bax. Born in London on November 8, 1883 he was one of the most individual and imaginative British composers of the first half of the twentieth century. His music is characterized by romantic intensity, Celtic mysticism, rich orchestration and extraordinary atmospheric beauty. An important influence was the Irish poet W. B. Yeats. Bax was so fascinated by Irish culture that he wrote poetry and prose under the pseudonym Dermot O'Byrne. Although Bax received important royal honours, he was essentially an independent-minded romantic who preferred artistic freedom to musical fashion. "I can't help being (fundamentally) a very primitive being. I believe in conditions of ecstasy – physical or spiritual – and I get nothing from anything else. I think all the composers who appeal to me – Beethoven, Wagner, Delius, Sibelius – were primitive in that they believed that the secret of the universe was to be solved by ecstatic intuition rather than by thought." A remarkably revealing statement indeed.

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A beautifully preserved fossil discovered in Ganzhou, southern China, is giving scientists an unprecedented glimpse into the pre-birth life of dinosaurs. Known as "Baby Yingliang," this 70-million-year-old oviraptorosaur embryo is considered one of the most complete dinosaur embryos ever found. Its pose is the most fascinating part: • It was found in a tightly curled, head-down "tucking" position—its head tucked beneath its body, its back bent against the shell, and its feet resting on either side. • Modern birds and chicken embryos take this exact same position to stabilize themselves right before they hatch. • Until this discovery, scientists believed this behavior was entirely unique to birds. "Baby Yingliang" proves this critical survival instinct actually evolved in dinosaurs tens of millions of years ago. Incredibly, the egg was originally unearthed in 2000 but sat forgotten in storage for nearly 10 years until museum curators noticed bones through a fractured cross-section of the shell and initiated a delicate excavation. Does seeing a baby dinosaur in a bird-like "tucking" pose change how you visualize these ancient creatures? Let us know below! 👇 #Paleontology #Dinosaurs #FossilDiscovery #BabyYingliang #Prehistoric #NaturalHistory #ScienceNews #Evolution #Oviraptorosaur

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