Praise the Lord!
This morning while I was still asleep, a sermon was playing in the background. As I woke up to check the date, I clearly heard the words: “You don’t praise like you used to.” I knew that was God speaking.
I remembered how I used to lock myself in my room almost every day, just to dance and praise Him. Now, I only do it once or twice a week. And it struck me, God really delights in our praise! Those dancing moves that may not look good to anyone else, He rejoices over them. Those shouts of joy, lifted hands, and clapping, they all matter to Him. Don’t forget how the walls of Jericho fell, not through battle, but through a shout of praise. That must’ve had a significance in the spirit!
So today I repent. I ask myself and I ask you how is your praise and worship? Is it still the same as it once was? God desires us to remain authentic and consistent in our praise. Shall we wrap up this week’s topic… before we put on our dancing shoes? 💃🙌
“Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?” “No, Lord,” she said. And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”
John 8:10-11 NLT
God knows exactly how to handle the pressures we face in this world, the noise, the condemnation, the abuse, the mess we sometimes find ourselves in (whether we caused it or not). And here’s the good news: He knows how to pull us out. That alone is a reason to praise Him! To remember: I could have died, I could have lost my mind, I could have gone through so much… BUT GOD STEPPED IN!
That’s the phrase right there. But God stepped in.
When I remember what the Lord has done, I can boldly declare: “I will never go back anymore.” Shall we use that song to worship today? 🎶 I don’t know exactly what He saved you from, but I know this. He didn’t just save me from the fangs of Satan. He saved me from myself. I was a danger to my own life, but He showed me the safer, better way of living. Where Are Your Accusers?
Where is the heartbreak? Where is the pain? Where is the sickness? Where are the very things that once looked like they would finish you?Someone may say, “But I still see the issue in my life.” Yet I tell you this the issue has brought you to Jesus. And who is this Jesus? He is Lord over all.
He still says:
- Go and sin no more.
- Go and worry no more.
- Go and cry no more.
- Go and fear no more.
As you go, go in praise because everything that was meant to end you has been turned around! Remember Joseph’s words to his brothers: “You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.” (Genesis 50:20) They had no idea that God could flip the entire plot! Think about the woman caught in adultery what a turnaround she experienced. From a near-death moment to a brand-new life! And maybe I wasn’t that woman, but I had my own mess too. Yet God saved me. Like the prodigal son, He brought me back home, clothed me in beautiful garments, and said: “Let’s celebrate, my daughter has come back!”
So today, let us praise and worship remembering where we’ve come from and how far God has brought us. He is WORTHY! 🙌🔥
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