With each
sunrise, God's authentic Believers sing to Him a new song, worshipping Him and
praising His name. We proclaim the way of His salvation to those in our family,
workplace, community, city, state, country and the whole world (Psalm 96:1-2).
We declare
His marvelous works to everyone who will listen, because He is so great that we
want everyone to know it. We respect, honor and revere Him above worldly
deities, which are actually only human idols (Psalm 96:3-4).
God made
heaven and earth, and His splendor, majesty and glory are found in His presence
(Psalm 96:5-6). In every moment of our day, we pour out our heart in worship
and thanksgiving for all that He does for us.
He displays
His glory in the beauty all around us; and if we are too distracted by the
demands and the routine details of our life, we will miss His gifts to us
throughout the day.
These
moments of God's glorious declarations of love for us are precious and
personalized. What He uses to speak to me are different than what He uses to
convey His love to you.
Of course,
His Spirit and His Word are common to us all, but He will use our favorite
things and beloved Biblical verses to speak to us individually. He is eager to
shower us with His mercy and grace, salvation and redemption, as well as His
peace and joy.
Let us
commit to minimize our lists of duties, hobbies, and vocational activities, in
order to lessen our stress, burdens, and the hectic events, so that we have
more time to worship God and to serve at the pleasure of our King Jesus.
Prayer:
Father God,
we exalt You above all gods and the idols created by human resources. Humans
deify mere mortals who are dead in graves and not worthy of our praise. Remind
us to fix our focus on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews
12:-3), in order to enjoy Your serenity, stability and symmetry throughout all
of our days.
Remind us to
balance our schedule to include times with You as we pray without ceasing (1
Thessalonians 5:16-18). We want to make prayer our priority, and we will use
Your Word as the context of our times of worshipping You. Prompt us to journal
our thoughts and feelings from the depth of our heart in order to rid our
subconscious of the burden of carrying them around in our soul.
Thought for
the Day:
God is our
strength and our shield, our hope and our salvation; He showers us with
personal touches of His love, joy and peace to bless us throughout the moments
of our life. - Psalm 28:7
