Let
Everything
That
Breathes
Sing
Praises To The Lord! Praise The Lord!
Scripture
Psalm
150
1 Praise
the Lord!
Praise
God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heaven!
praise him in his mighty heaven!
Praise
the Lord!
Observation
I
heard from someone yesterday in response to yesterday's blog, who
doesn't understand, why, if God loves her so much then why is He
allowing her to experience so much pain and suffering.
I don't have
the answer for her. Let me more accurately say, I don't have an
adequate answer for her. I don't have the answer to why we experience
pain and suffering. Only God knows the answer to that question!
By
the way, I am praying for that person, asking my Heavenly Father to
take away her pain.
I do know that our God is well acquainted with
pain. He came down to this earth and He experienced both the pain of
rejection, and the physical pain of being severely beaten, whipped
and nailed to a cross.
Oh, and I do know this … one day God is
going to take away all pain and suffering and there will be no more
tears, and no more crying ... but right now you and I must learn how
to live in our present situation and deal with suffering as it comes
our way.
Can I make this suggestion: Take a moment, and no matter how
much you and I are hurting, no matter how much pain we are
experiencing at this moment, lets take a few moments right now to
praise the Lord!
Because you see, at this very moment, you and I
still have breath, we are still alive, and we still have something to
live for, so let's praise the Lord. And Yes … Let's praise the Lord
whether we feel like it or not ... Let's praise the Lord!
The
Apostle Paul, even after he and Silas were badly beaten and thrown
into a dark jail cell and had their feet clamped in stocks, began to
pray and praise God at midnight … read Acts 16:25-34 for the rest
of the story!
Another time when Paul found himself in jail again he
wrote a letter to the church in Philippi and in that letter he told
the Philippian believers over and over and over again to rejoice!
So
if you find yourself in a bad place today, maybe you are just feeling
a little blah, or maybe you are feeling really-really good …
regardless of how you and I feel today … let's praise the Lord!
Application
While
I still have breath I will praise the Lord!
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, You are worthy of all praise. I praise You because today You
have allowed me to live another day. I praise You with all of my
heart. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Thank You for the
privilege of calling You Father. Thank You for allowing me to be one
of Your children. Help me to see things today from Your perspective.
I know that if I see things as You see them then I will not get
discouraged. Help me to walk by faith! Holy, Holy, Holy, the Lord,
God Almighty! You are worthy of all Praise!
I
pray for the sick today. I pray for those who are dealing with
terrible pain today. Lord, take away their pain. Show them that in
the middle of their suffering that they can still give You praise!
Daily
Bible Reading: Esther 1,2; Psalms 150; Luke 17
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