Praise is an Act of Obedience

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“Praise is affirmative. Praise is assertive. Praise is prayer accomplished. Praise fixes our gaze beyond the need and says, ‘Job done!’”

Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song, I will praise him.

 In his book Prison to Praise, Merlin Carothers writes, “I have come to believe that the prayer of praise is the highest form of communion with God and one that always releases a great deal of power into our lives. Praising Him is not something we do because we feel good; rather it is an act of obedience. Often the prayer of praise is done in sheer teeth-gritting willpower; yet when we persist in it, somehow the power of God is released into us and into the situation. At first in a trickle perhaps, but later in a growing stream that finally floods us and washes away the old hurts and scars.”

Praise is affirmative. Praise is assertive. Praise is prayer accomplished. Praise fixes our gaze beyond the need and says, "Job done!" Though you may not see the answer to your need today, your faith is the assurance of that which you hope for. Though now for a little while you may be grieved by various trials, you rejoice in God’s goodness. The genuineness of your faith will be found to praise, honour, and glorify God for your needs met. As Jesus looked beyond the cross and saw himself glorified at the right hand of God, so you look beyond your affliction and see your needs met in Christ. He who promised is faithful!

You may need to praise God through sheer teeth-gritting willpower but praise will see you through. Praising God in hard times can be tough but praise releases the power of God. Therefore, praise is an act of obedience.

God-tracking is praising God for tomorrow’s needs met, today.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT. (NKJV)
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!
Hebrews 11:1
1 Peter 1:6-7
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 10:23

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Praise God in my jubilation and praise God in my sorrow.”

“Praise God! Praise God in my jubilation and praise God in my sorrow. Dear Lord, though today I still have needs today, I will obediently praise you for the answer to my prayers. I believe you are already on the other side of my tomorrow where I am saved, delivered and healed. I stand in firm in faith that you are faithful and will meet my needs by your riches in Christ. Hallelujah! Praise you, O Lord! Thank you for answering my prayers. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Never-ending Love

 

GodTracker 949
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“How God was in Bible times he is today. What God did in Bible times he does today.”

Psalm 136:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.

 My parents had a shrub in their garden when I grew up in South Africa called, the yesterday, today and tomorrow, or Brunsfelsia. In the growing season, it would flourish with fragrant flowers. The buds would open revealing a clean white bloom. On returning the next day you would notice that the bloom had developed a pale mauve centre. The following day that bloom would have turned completely mauve. It takes three days for one bloom to turn from white to mauve. The beauty of the Brunsfelsia is, it becomes covered in blossoms at each stage of transformation. Therefore, on one plant you would find dazingly white flowers, pale mauve flowers and deep mauve flowers. Hence its common name, yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Listen to God’s Word: “I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty,” (emphasis is mine). Just as on one yesterday, today and tomorrow shrub we simultaneously find three blooms in their three stages of development, so the Lord our God, whose name is El Olam - the Everlasting God - is and was and is to come, simultaneously. Jesus is the same yesterday and today and forever and his love never changes.

How God was in Bible times he is today. What God did in Bible times he does today. In the Bible we read that he renewed the strength of those who waited on him. He healed the broken-hearted, proclaiming liberty to the captives, and opening prison doors to those who are bound. God consoled those who mourned, giving them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning and the garment of praise for a low mood. Moreover, he healed the sick and provided the needs of the destitute. As he was then, so he is today. God is consistent. God is faithful. He is always the same and his love is never-ending.

Your eternal God never changes. The God who loves you was and is and will be your redeemer, healer, miracle worker, shepherd, provider, judge, encourager, peace, joy, strength and Abba Father. He is your yesterday, today and tomorrow. Furthermore, he is today already in your tomorrow. So, fix your eyes on Jesus, scorn the lies of Satan and see yourself saved, delivered and healed.

God-tracking is facing every day in God’s enduring love.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT. (NKJV)
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!
Revelation 1:8
Hebrews 13:8
Isaiah 40:28-31
Isaiah 61:1-3
Matthew 8:16
Philippians 4:19
Hebrews 12:2

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“Today I place my confidence in your eternal never-ending love.”

“Dear Lord, I find myself in a predicament today. My needs have grown, I’m not well in my body and depressed in spirit. However, I read that you are my provider, healer and the lifter of my head. I believe you are always the same. Thank you for your consistent love, grace and mercy. Thank you that you meet my needs according to your riches in glory. Thank you that by the wounds of Jesus, I am healed. And thank you that your joy is my strength. Today I place my confidence in your eternal never-ending love. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, https://www.surereality.net/podcasts/

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.