All throughout
the bible we find commands to praise and worship the Lord. Here are just two
scripture passages of dozens found in the bible: “Lift up your hands in the
sanctuary, and bless the LORD.” Psalm
134:1-2 This next one was a real eye opener for me at one time. “Praise the
LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, and His praise in the assembly of saints.
…this honor have all His saints. Praise the LORD! “ Psalm 149:1 & 9 (Emphasis mine) Do you
see that? ALL God’s children have the awesome privilege of praising him. Let’s
see how we can magnify his name together!
Mention
His Name – “ And in that day you will say: "Praise the LORD, call
upon His name; declare His deeds among the peoples, make mention that His name
is exalted.” Isaiah 12:4
One way we can
magnify the Lord is to be a witness for him. Give him praise by sharing with
others what he has done for you.
Abide
in His Presence - "Repent therefore and be converted, that your
sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence
of the Lord.”
Acts 3:19
Friend, when you
need some refreshing in your life, the best thing to do is to spend time in the
presence of the Lord. The Holy Spirit can do in seconds what it will take a
counselor or doctor days, weeks or years to do.
Give
Him the Glory – “But "he who glories, let him glory in the
Lord." 2 Corinthians 10:17
When God moves
through your life to minister to someone else, don’t take the credit for it.
Give all the glory to God. We must never forget that it is only by the power of
the Holy Spirit that we can do anything for God. See Zechariah 4:6
No
One Else - "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no
other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
Acts 4:12
We must remember
that it is through Jesus Christ that one is born-again and gains eternal life.
Our church, our pastor, or our denomination…nothing can save us but the shed
blood of Jesus. We can’t even depend on the relationship our family members
have with God. We must have our own relationship with him.
Intimacy
– “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you…” James 4:8
The Lord is
waiting for us with open arms to come to draw close to him. If your parents
weren’t like that, know that God is. He loves you and wants to spend time with
you.
Freedom
- "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you
free." John 8:32
When you walk in
the truth of God’s word you will be free to worship. You see, when we have
things in our lives that we know are not right, it’s often difficult to enter
into God’s presence & praise him. When things aren’t right we often let
pride get in the way. Don’t’ run from God, run to him!
Yearn
for More of Jesus – “I spread out my hands to You; my soul longs for You
like a thirsty land. Selah” Psalms
143:6
“Selah” means to
“pause and consider this”. In other words, think about it, if we don’t spend
time in God’s presence and in the bible, like the land without rain, our soul
will become dry. Are you thirsty for more of Jesus? Cry out to him and he will
fill you.
Just knowing that he has saved you is worth praising him. Let me close
with one of my favorite songs - “When I Think
about the Lord/ How He saved me/ how He raised me/ how He filled me, with the
Holy Ghost/. How He healed me, to the uttermost. When I Think about the Lord/
how He picked me up and turned me around/ how He placed my feet on solid
ground/ It makes me wanna shout, Hallelujah, Thank you Jesus, Lord, your
worthy, of all the glory/and all the honor/and all the praise... “
Until next time, MAGNIFY his name!
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