Tag: Exalt the LORD!

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Psalm 113, worthy to be praised!

Psa 113:2-3, Blessed be the name of the LORD From this time forth and forevermore! FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN TO ITS GOING DOWN THE LORD’S NAME IS TO BE PRAISED.

The LORD is worthy of continual prayer! If we knew all that HE has done for us we would be completely amazed!

Ecc 3:11b, …Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that NO ONE CAN FIND OUT THE WORK THAT GOD DOES FROM BEGINNING TO END.

Rom 11:33, Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! HOW UNSEARCHABLE ARE HIS JUDGMENTS AND HIS WAYS PAST FINDING OUT! 

Psa 113:4-5, The LORD is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens. Who is like the LORD our God, Who dwells on high,

HE can’t be compared to anyone or anything! HE is the Creator of all, who knows all and sees all! THERE IS NO-ONE LIKE OUR GOD!

Jer 10:6, INASMUCH AS THERE IS NONE LIKE YOU, O LORD (You are great, and Your name is great in might), 

Psa 113:6, WHO HUMBLES HIMSELF TO BEHOLD THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE HEAVENS AND IN THE EARTH? 

The psalmist is amazed that GOD is exalted so high yet HE stoops down low to see and take care of HIS creation! HE ALSO SENT HIS ONLY SON, CLOTHED HIM IN FLESH, TO DIED ON THE CROSS FOR US! AMAZING LOVE!

Joh 3:16, FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. 

Psa 113:7-8, He raises the POOR out of the dust, And lifts the NEEDY out of the ash heap, THAT HE MAY SEAT HIM WITH PRINCES—WITH THE PRINCES OF HIS PEOPLE.

HE takes the lowest of people and raises them up to sit with kings and rulers; EVEN THE KING OF kings and LORD of lords!

Eph 2:5-6, even when WE WERE DEAD IN TRESPASSES, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), AND RAISED US UP TOGETHER, AND MADE US SIT TOGETHER IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST JESUS,

HE IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!

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Psalm 81, Call upon the LORD!

Psa 81:1, …Sing aloud to God our strength; Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob. 

To the CONGREGATION SING LOUD to our GOD, who is worthy to be praised!

Psa 81:2, Raise a song and strike the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the lute.

To the WORSHIP LEADERS, skillfully play your instruments with Joy!

Psa 81:3, Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day. 

To the PRIEST, Blow the trumpet in reverence to HIM!  WE ALL HAVE A PART IN THE WORSHIP OF OUR GOD; FOR HE CREATED EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US!

Psa 100:3-4, Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. ENTER INTO HIS GATES WITH THANKSGIVING, AND INTO HIS COURTS WITH PRAISE. BE THANKFUL TO HIM, AND BLESS HIS NAME.

Psa 81:6-7, “I REMOVED HIS SHOULDER FROM THE BURDEN; HIS HANDS WERE FREED FROM THE BASKETS.  YOU CALLED IN TROUBLE, AND I DELIVERED YOU; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah 

Israel was a slave in Egypt, Their bondage was hard! Israel called upon the LORD for help!

Exo 2:23, …Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. 

We, as well, were slaves to sin; we needed to fulfill our lust, drugs, partying etc.! But the LORD opened our eyes and set us free!

Joh 8:36, THEREFORE IF THE SON MAKES YOU FREE, YOU SHALL BE FREE INDEED. 

After some 400 years of cruel bondage in Egypt Israel started calling on the LORD for help! SOME PEOPLE MUST HIT BOTTOM BEFORE THEY ARE ABLE TO LOOK UP FOR HELP!  HUMBLE YOURSELF AND CALL UPON GOD FOR HE IS ALWAYS THERE, AND KNOWS WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR LIFE!

Mat 11:28, COME TO ME, ALL YOU WHO LABOR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. 

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Psalm 29, Exalt the LORD!

Psa 29:1-2, …GIVE UNTO THE LORD, O YOU MIGHTY ONES, GIVE UNTO THE LORD GLORY AND STRENGTH. GIVE UNTO THE LORD THE GLORY DUE TO HIS NAME; WORSHIP THE LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS.

This is an awesome psalm of praise to the LORD! HONOR THE LORD FOR HIS GLORY AND STRENGTH! HONOR THE LORD FOR HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED!

Rev 4:11, “YOU ARE WORTHY, O LORD OUR GOD, TO RECEIVE GLORY AND HONOR AND POWER. FOR YOU CREATED ALL THINGS, AND THEY EXIST BECAUSE YOU CREATED WHAT YOU PLEASED.” 

For everything we see around us give HIM praise! GIVE HIM PRAISE FOR YOUR FAMILY, FOR YOUR HEALTH, FOR YOUR JOB! GIVE HIM PRAISE FOR THE TRIALS THAT HE HELPED YOU GET OUT OF! FOR THE AIR YOU BREATH AND THE FOOD YOU EAT! GIVE HIM PRIASE!

Psa 29:3, The voice of the LORD is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The LORD is over many waters. 

The voice of the LORD is powerful controlling the wind and the seas! HIS voice is as thunder!

Mat 8:26-27, Jesus responded, “WHY ARE YOU AFRAID? YOU HAVE SO LITTLE FAITH!” THEN HE GOT UP AND REBUKED THE WIND AND WAVES, AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A GREAT CALM. The disciples were amazed. “WHO IS THIS MAN?” THEY ASKED. “EVEN THE WINDS AND WAVES OBEY HIM!”

HE IS THE KING OF GLORY, THE CREATOR OF EVERYTHING! WHEN STORMS ARISE IN OUR LIVES GIVE HIM GLORY; FOR HE IS ABLE TO CALM ANY STORM WITH JUST HIS VOICE!

Psa 29:4, 9, The VOICE of the LORD is POWERFUL; THE VOICE OF THE LORD IS FULL OF MAJESTY…. THE VOICE OF THE LORD MAKES THE DEER GIVE BIRTH, AND STRIPS THE FORESTS BARE; AND IN HIS TEMPLE EVERYONE SAYS, “GLORY!” 

This is our GOD! HIS VOICE DIVIDES THE FLAMES OF FIRE, SHAKES THE WILDERNESS, AND LIKE A NUCLEAR BOMB STRIPS THE FORESTS BARE! YET HE IS ALSO THERE HELPING THE DEER GIVE BIRTH!

MAKE TIME TODAY TO GIVE HIM THE GLORY DUE HIS NAME! NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING JUST GLORIFY AND EXALT HIS NAME!

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2Chronicles 2, who is the LORD!

2Ch 2:5, And the temple which I build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. 

There are no gods like our GOD, and all others are the work of men’s hands and imagination!

Psa 86:8-9, Among the gods THERE IS NONE LIKE YOU, O LORD; Nor are there any works like Your works. All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, AND SHALL GLORIFY YOUR NAME.

2Ch 2:6, But who is able to build Him a temple, SINCE HEAVEN AND THE HEAVEN OF HEAVENS CANNOT CONTAIN HIM? Who am I then, that I should build Him a temple..

Not even the vastness of time and space can contain the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY for HE inhabits eternity! Even this earth is just a footstool for HIM!

Isa 66:1, Thus says the LORD: “HEAVEN IS MY THRONE, AND EARTH IS MY FOOTSTOOL. WHERE IS THE HOUSE THAT YOU WILL BUILD ME? AND WHERE IS THE PLACE OF MY REST?  

Solomon said “who am I then, that I should build HIM a temple”? His father David said it differently in Psalm 8:4!

Psa 8:4, What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? 

It’s not about David, Solomon, or us, IT’S ABOUT THE LORD ON HIGH!

Job 25:6, How much less man, who is a maggot, And a son of man, who is a worm?” 

Psa 47:2, FOR THE LORD MOST HIGH IS AWESOME; HE IS A GREAT KING OVER ALL THE EARTH. 

WE MUST KNOW THAT WE SERVE AN AWESOME GOD WHO IS PRESENT EVERYWHERE AND KNOWS ALL! WE ARE GIVEN THE HONOR OF BEING AT HIS FEET DAILY! BLESSED BE HIS NAME!

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1Chronicles 29, All for the LORD!

1Ch 29:1, Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: “MY SON SOLOMON, WHOM ALONE GOD HAS CHOSEN, IS YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED; AND THE WORK IS GREAT, BECAUSE THE TEMPLE IS NOT FOR MAN BUT FOR THE LORD GOD.

Anything we do for the LORD is no small task in HIS eyes; for we are building HIS holy temple, not of rock or stone, but of people!

1Ch 29:3, Moreover, BECAUSE I HAVE SET MY AFFECTION ON THE HOUSE OF MY GOD, I HAVE GIVEN TO THE HOUSE OF MY GOD, OVER AND ABOVE ALL THAT I HAVE PREPARED FOR THE HOLY HOUSE, MY OWN SPECIAL TREASURE OF GOLD AND SILVER: 

DAVID’S TREASURE WAS NOT MONEY, BUT IT WAS THE LORD, HIS GOD!

Mat 6:21, FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS, THERE YOUR HEART WILL BE ALSO. 

1Ch 29:9, Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had offered willingly to the LORD; and King David also rejoiced greatly. 

All that we give actually belongs to the LORD!

1Ch 29:11-12, Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; FOR ALL THAT IS IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH IS YOURS; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all. BOTH RICHES AND HONOR COME FROM YOU, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; IN YOUR HAND IT IS TO MAKE GREAT AND TO GIVE STRENGTH TO ALL.

Col 3:23, And whatever you do, do it heartily, AS TO THE LORD AND NOT TO MEN, 

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1Samuel 2, Hannah’s prayer!

Hannah on the day she feared the most only praised the KING OF GLORY!

1Sa 2:1-2, And Hannah prayed and said: “MY HEART REJOICES IN THE LORD; MY HORN IS EXALTED IN THE LORD. I smile at my enemies, BECAUSE I REJOICE IN YOUR SALVATION. “NO ONE IS HOLY LIKE THE LORD, FOR THERE IS NONE BESIDES YOU, NOR IS THERE ANY ROCK LIKE OUR GOD.

This is the day she would leave her son Samuel in the house of the LORD who will never come to live with her again! YET, her heart rejoices in the LORD! She had lent the LORD her son!

1Sa 1:28, Therefore I also have lent him to the LORD; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the LORD.” SO THEY WORSHIPED THE LORD THERE. 

SHE LENT HER SON TO GOD, YET THE LORD GAVE HER MUCH MORE THAN SHE IMAGINED!

1Sa 2:21, And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel grew before the LORD. 

1Sam 2:3,6,7 …For the LORD is THE GOD OF KNOWLEDGE; And by Him actions are weighed…. The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up… THE LORD MAKES POOR AND MAKES RICH; HE BRINGS LOW AND LIFTS UP.

GLORY BE TO THE LORD FOR HE IS IN FULL CONTROL EVEN IF WE CAN’T SEE IT!