Sunday February
23
“The
Father seeketh such to worship him.” Jn 4:23
INSTRUMENT
RATED (5)
Instrument
rated for discouragement. God has promised to give you
“beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the
spirit of heaviness” (Isa 61:3). Satan can’t stand it when someone other than
himself is receiving praise and honor, so the spirit of heaviness will lift
when you begin to praise your God. It will fall off you like a garment. The
weight will be gone. Your pity party will turn to a scene of gladness. Here’s
something remarkable: Jesus said, “The Father seeketh such to worship him…in
spirit and in truth” (Jn 4:23-24). When you begin to worship God-instead of you
seeking Him, He starts seeking you! And since He knows where to find you at all
times, He blesses you, strengthens you and causes you to rise above your
discouragement. You can literally praise your way through the storm! When an
instructor is teaching a new student to fly, he constantly reminds the student
to keep the nose of the plane up. New students are likely to keep the nose of
the plane down so they can better see where they are going. Also, the plane has
a natural tendency to fall-if you let it. When you keep your head up and your
eyes on Jesus, your heart begins to rejoice even in the toughest test. It takes
effort, but it’s worth it. Remember, you don’t always win every fight in the
first round. But if you hang in there and keep answering the bell with praise,
you will be victorious. Why? Because the fight was fixed by Jesus a long time ago.
This word is taken from Daily Devotional: The Word for you Today.
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