O clap your hands, all peoples; shout to God with the voice of joy…Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises…sing praises…sing praises…God reigns…He is highly exalted. (Psalm 47:1,6,8,9 NASB) I woke up feeling a little off. Too many thoughts ran through my mind. Too many things for my to-do list. Too much. My mind…
Posts Tagged with praise
Change and Praising God
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised (Psalm 48:1). No matter what, God is great. He is to be praised. No matter what. No matter the circumstance. No matter what comes our way. Nothing takes Him by surprise. None of my present circumstances and none of yours take Him by surprise. With every…
God Reigns: How Do I Respond?
I know God reigns. He reigns over all, the heavens, the earth, and me. I can harden my heart and rage against Him, or I can worship Him with reverence and praise Him with trembling. What will I do? I long for the Lord, and I long for His ways. My only choice is to…
Chosen, Royal, Holy, God’s Very Own
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light (1 Peter 2:9). A royal priesthood. It’s been on my mind since I mentioned it in a recent…
Thanks and Praise Continually
And he [David] appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, even to celebrate and to thank and to praise the Lord God of Israel (1 Chronicles 16:4). I would do well to remember that there were priests of my holy God continually thanking Him and praising Him. When there’s…
Worthy of Praise
The Lord is worthy of praise. He is worthy of praise no matter my circumstance, no matter my busyness or overwhelm, no matter my mood. He is worthy of praise. He is worthy of my praise. He is first. That’s my God. He is the One who created the heavens and the earth. He is…
A Word to the Discouraged
“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me (John 14:1).” It is right to praise the Lord. The Lord says: “You have rightly praised Me. It is right to praise in the storm, in the joys, in the sorrows, and in the hopes. I have made you promises and they…
Power of Praise
It’s not my job to figure things out. It’s my job to praise and give glory and proclaim that God is God. How many times I’ve said that God is God and I’m not, yet I keep trying to step into His shoes. His ways are not my ways, yet I keep trying to figure…
A Day to Praise
Praise the Lord. When I have nothing, praise the Lord. When I have abundance, praise the Lord. What I have or don’t have has no effect on who God is. What I have or don’t have does not change God’s character. What I have or don’t have does not change God’s promises. His promises to…
I Shall Again Praise
…I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence (Psalm 42:5). I so desperately need God’s presence. When He hides His face from me, or when the waves are so rough that I can’t see past the whites of them to see His presence, or I can’t hear through the roar of them…