Today's Devotion

PRAISE HIM!!!




"Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. How awesome is the LORD Most High,

the great King over all the earth! ~Psalm 47:1,2"



Yesterday we looked at how God is there during our most troubled times and to cry out to him, well today I want to focus on praising him and recognizing his awesomeness (if that is a word:). I hope you all have experienced the wonderful sight of children praising God it is really the most precious thing to watch. Our boys are still listening to their VBS songs from earlier in the summer praising God. If you are having a rough day I encourage you to think of my boys lifting their hands, dancing, and signing to glorify God...that will for sure put a smile on your face it does mine. Something happens though as we get older, I see it even in church on Sunday mornings we don't lift our hands and cry out in joy when praising. Yes we may sing and nod our heads (I think the men's favorite form of worship--no singing but just head nodding). This passed Sunday I noticed a young probably college aged girl who was rejoicing and praising God during our worship time, but I noticed her hands lifted up by her side...almost retraining herself from raising them up high. Of course I do not know this person at all and am just using this as an illustration of how even the strongest Christians in what should be safest place for worship feel need to restrain their joy and praises to God. WHY do we restrain ourselves from praising our most awesome God, the one who gave us everlasting life? The only thing I can come up with is our human embarrassment, I'm guilty of that...I sing outloud during worship but for some reason feel like I would be looked at weird if I raised my hands and really really gotten into my praise and worship time. Honestly we should not care what others think of us especially if it gets in our way of having a meaninful praise time with our Loving God. So my challenge to you and myself is really praise and worship HIM....and if we feel embarrased well that is a small price to pay for everything God has done for us, don't you think?:)





Here is a song to get you started:)

Oh Praise Him by David Crowder Band

Turn your ear

To Heaven and hear

The noise inside

The sound of angels awe

The sound of angels' songs

And all this for a King

We could join and sing

'All to Christ our King!'



How constant

How divine

This song of ours will rise

Oh, how constant

How divine

This love of ours will rise

Will rise...



CHORUS:

Ohh praise Him!

Ohh praise Him!

He is Holy!

He is Holy!



Turn your gaze

To Heaven and raise

A joyous noise

Oh the sound of salvation come

The sound of rescued ones

And all this for a king

Angels join to sing

'All for Christ our King!'





CHORUS {x2}



Oh la la la la la la..

Oh la la la la la la..

Oh la la la la la... laaa laa laa laaa!



CHORUS



How infinite and sweet

This love so rescuing

Oh how infinitely sweet

This great love that has redeemed

As one, we sing...



OUTRO:

Hallelujah,

Hallelujah

He is Holy,

He is Holy



OUTRO



CHORUS



Oh la la la la la la..

Oh la la la la la la..

Oh la la la la la... laaa laa laa laaa!



OUTRO



CHORUS



Oh la la la la la la..

Oh la la la la la la..

Oh la la la la la... laaa laa laa laaa laa!



Happy praising!!



In God's Love,

Sarah