'praise' Tagged Posts (Page 4)
Daily Devotions: August 7, 2018
August 7, 2018 Psalm 34:1-3…“I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” vs. 1 Occasionally we will meet people who regularly include words of praise and thanksgiving in their conversation. They’ll say, “Praise God,” or “Thank you, Jesus,” without any hesitation or sense of irony. They really mean what they say and aren’t at all reluctant to give public testimony of their faith. Like the psalmist, they want to keep the praise…
Daily Devotions: June 27 , 2018
June 27, 2018 Psalm 30:1-7…“For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” vs. 5 The psalmist was in a good mood as he composed these words of thanksgiving and praise. There had been a crisis, perhaps an illness that had brought him to death’s door, but then he had experienced healing, and he wanted everyone to know how happy he was. He…
Daily Devotions: May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018 Psalm 29:1-7…“Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.” vs. 1 The psalmist didn’t have to tread carefully in his hymns of praise to God. He didn’t have people with a scientific bent parsing his words and looking for inadequate and primitive descriptions of the Lord. His God was as big as he could imagine and he didn’t hesitate to use his imagination in describing God’s glory and strength. For him,…