This week I am reading Psalms 145:1-3, I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. EVERY DAY I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. NIV
This directed me to the NEW TESTAMENT to Philippians 2:9-11. This verse says that every knee will bow to Jesus, both in heaven and earth. (Paraphrased) I have learned the value of praising a God that is more then worthy of my praise every day. Have you ever thought that He desires our loyalty to this positive activity? People get angry at God because they do not answer their prayers the way they want them to or when they want them to. I have a vision right now and do not laugh! I see our most wonderful and powerful God at the time of Him creating the earth, the moon, the stars, the universe, all the animals that inhabit the earth and then he created man. Did He say, 'I will then become His puppet!?' No, He said we will create man in our image and He gave him dominion over the earth. He gave man the free choice to have a relationship with the creator or not have a relationship. God loves what he created, but told the first man and woman to not eat the fruit of the tree of good and evil! They were persuaded by the enemy of God to taste evil. This activity is no different today. We choose evil by the prompting of our sinful nature and by the enemy of God.
When we begin to praise the God of the Universe the ememy runs and we are again at peace within our hearts and are in fellowship with God. I challenge you to wake up every morning with praise on your lips and in your hearts! Write down in a journal what you have said and see what the Holy Spirit does next? Keep a journal for 7 days and then I will share the next part of this journey with you next week.
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