Good Morning!  I hope your week is off to a good start.  And for those involved in Bible School last week, I hope you are beginning to recover.  It was a long, but very fun, week.

              I thought we had a terrific VBS.  One of the things that impressed me was the exuberance of the kids in praising the Lord.  Some of our children sang and danced and did the motions to the songs with great enthusiasm and joy.  We adults could learn something from them.  [Now I’m not saying we could do everything they did without injuring something, but we could surely imitate their joy in praising the Lord.] 

After all, when we think about what God has done for us doesn’t He deserve our praise?  Doesn’t He deserve our honor and our respect?

David was criticized by his wife Michal for his exuberant praise when he brought up the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem.  David replied, “I was dancing before the Lord, who chose me above your father and his family!  He appointed me as the leader of Israel,  the people of the Lord.  So I am willing to act like a fool in order to show my joy in the LORD.  Yes, and I am willing to look even more foolish than this, but I will be held in honor by the girls of whom you have spoken!” 2 Samuel 6:21-22 (NLT).

I don’t always succeed, but when I praise the Lord I try to forget that anyone else is even there.  My goal is to lift up an offering of praise to my King of Kings.

If you need something to jump start your praise this morning consider this verse from Psalm  89:8 (New Century Version). “Lord GOD All-Powerful, who is like you?  LORD, you are powerful and completely trustworthy.”   There is no one like our God.

Take time to tell Him this morning how much you love Him.  In the process you will be amazed at how it changes your perspective and mood.  Be like a kid again—Praise the Lord for all you’re worth!

In Christ,
Pastor Barry
 


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