TUESDAY
APRIL 8
Ps 34:1 NIV
“His praise will always
be on my lips.”
THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAISING GOD (2)
The book of Job speaks
about the rain cycle: “He maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain
according to the vapour thereof: Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man
abundantly. Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise
of his tabernacle?” (Job 36:27-29). There’s a spiritual parallel in this
Scripture that works like this: as our vapours of praise go up to God,
the clouds of His presence form and the rains of His blessings
begin to fall on us. Sometimes we leave church saying, “That as a dry service.”
The problem isn’t dry services; it’s dry servants! In praise you are the
initiator and God is the responder. “They were joined by 120 priests who were
playing trumpets. The trumpeters and singers performed together in unison to
praise...the Lord...they raised their voices...At that moment a thick cloud
filled the Temple of the Lord. The priests could not continue their service
because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple
if God” (2Ch 5:12-14 NLT). Wouldn’t you love to have been in church for that
service! There’s a story about a wealthy man who dropped a dollar into the
offering plate at church, then complained all the way home that he didn’t get
anything out of the service. His son, who observed the whole thing, said, “I
guess that just proves if you don’t put much into it, you don’t get much out of
it.” Here’s a key to blessing you need to think about: worship isn’t just for
God’s benefit, it’s also for yours!
Taken from the Word for
You Today devotional
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