365 Days of Praise
Praise to God, ENTHRONED ON HIGH
“Who is like the LORD our GOD, who is ENTHRONED ON HIGH,”
Where is God? People often ask that question. Where is He? He is ENTHRONED ON HIGH.
Yet, Jesus lowered Himself to come down to earth to live as our example; to die for our sins.
Where is the LORD our God? He is risen from the dead and ascended to the right hand of God where He lives to make intercession for us.
Looking for God? Look UP.
Lord, You are ENTHRONED ON HIGH! We praise You!
Praise to CHRIST, GOD’S SERVANT
“Behold, My SERVANT whom I have chosen;…”
God describes Jesus as His SERVANT. Whom did Jesus serve besides His Father? He served the disciples, washing their feet; explaining, “I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you.” John 13:15.
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Jesus served us in the ultimate way…washing our souls.
Now, He commands us to serve others. The ultimate service we can give to another? Share the life giving water; the message of salvation in Jesus; that what Jesus did externally when He washed the disciples’ feet, He does internally to the repentant sinner’s soul.
Whose soul are we serving today?
Lord Jesus, our souls need to be washed of the power and presence of sin. Only You can do that. Thank You, pure and holy Servant of the Living God, for washing us so we can stand before You, cleansed and robed in Your righteousness. May we be faithful to follow Your example and serve others.
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Praise to Our WONDROUS Lord
“You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied
And praise the name of the LORD your God,
Who has dealt WONDROUSLY with you;
Then My people will never be put to shame.”
Joel 2:26 is filled with promises and praise. But if you read Joel 1, you’ll find stripping locusts, weeping drunkards, ruined fields, earthquakes, and weeping priests. The Bible is honest. It tells us like it is… or like it will be one day. But then, when we wonder, “Where is God,” we read in Joel 2…
“The Lord will answer and say to His people…” (v19) “Do not fear, O land, rejoice and be glad, for the Lord has done great things.” (v21) “Then I will make up to you for the years that the swarming locusts has eaten…” (v25)
“You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied and praise the name of the LORD your God, Who has dealt WONDROUSLY with you; Then My people will never be put to shame.” (v26)
God is WONDROUS and deals wondrously with His people. “Wondrously” means “separate by distinguishing action, to do an extraordinary thing.” If we ever start to doubt God’s goodness, we need only look at the cross. It was terrible…but God was doing a wondrous and redemptive work. He is still doing wondrous work all around us. For that, we can be thankful!
Lord God, You are WONDROUS and redemptive. May we worship You in sincerity of heart and mind for all You’ve done, for all You do for us everyday, and for the wondrous eternity to which we look.
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Praise to the FAITHFUL WITNESS
“Jesus Christ, the FAITHFUL WITNESS, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood-”
Can God rely on us? In other words, when we’re not at church and are questioned about a practice that isn’t culturally popular, can God trust us to be faithful to His Word? Or, do we give in to fitting in?
Jesus was a FAITHFUL WITNESS. There was never a question about whether or not He would be reliable. He told it like it was; even when His words weren’t popular.
He was a FAITHFUL WITNESS concerning…
Noah, other Biblical saints…(who were real, not metaphors), His second coming. 
He was a faithful witness about Jonah, again – not a metaphor – but a real person to whom Jesus referred.
When we say we’re a Christian, we’re saying we’re a follower of Jesus; which means we believe His witness; that there is a heaven and hell, there is judgement and forgiveness, He died for our sins and rose three days later, He’s coming again.
Our confidence rests on the FAITHFUL WITNESS of Christ Jesus. Do we believe and follow that to which He testified? Are we a faithful witnesses of Christ’s word in our generation?
Lord Jesus, we praise You, God’s faithful WITNESS. Thank You for the confidence we have in the Bible and on which we stand because of Your witness.
Praise to GOD who STIRS SPIRITS
“In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah,
the LORD STIRRED UP the SPIRIT of Cyrus king of Persia,
so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, ‘Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.'”
Ezra 1:1-3
538 B.C., Cyrus was King of Persia. He was not a Jew. But, God stirred his heart and worked through him to accomplish His purposes. How? God STIRRED CYRUS’ SPIRIT. God moved his heart as the wind moves flowers and thistles. That which had been set, bowed under God’s stirring.
King Cyrus gave a proclamation allowing the Jews who had been taken captive and living in Babylon to return to Jerusalem. He gave them protection, money, and the temple articles Nebuchadnezzar had taken when he took them captive.
A non-Jewish king…used by the King of kings…to accomplish holy purposes. Can God do that? Did God do that then? Does God do that today?
God was in control over the kings of the earth. God is still in control. As we think about our Eternal King stirring Cyrus’s heart, we might prayerfully consider… are we praying God stir the heart of our President?
About what might God want to stir our spirit?
Do we live in anticipation of God stirring our spirit? What has God stirred our spirit to do? Are we doing it?
Heavenly Father, King of kings and GOD who STIRS SPIRITS, thank You for recording how You stirred King Cyrus’s spirit to do something You wanted accomplished. Stir our Presiden’ts spirit. Stir our spirits. May we be quick and faithful to respond.
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Praise for God’s Voice of POWER
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name;
Worship the Lord in holy array.
The voice of the Lord is upon many waters;
The God of glory thunders,
The Lord is over many waters.
The voice of the Lord is powerful.
Have you ever noticed how a child responds to one person’s voice…
but perhaps ignores another’s?
God’s voice is powerful. He speaks and when we turn around…
…we can’t help but ascribe to Him the glory due His name.
If we feel like we don’t hear God speaking, maybe it’s because we’re too preoccupied. Like the child engrossed with his toys, maybe we’re engrossed with our homes, work, even ministries. God’s voice is rich in love and power. If we feel we don’t hear God speaking, maybe we need to listen with our eyes.
Lord God, You are the VOICE OF POWER who spoke our world into existence and life into our spirits. We give You praise, honor, and glory!
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Praise to the God of all WISDOM
“For the Lord gives WISDOM; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
Proverbs 2:6
Are you in the midst of making a decision? Do you wonder what the best course of action is regarding work, parenting, a relationship, or finances?
If ever there was a time to follow the path of wisdom, it’s now.
Wisdom for the road before us. Widsom for how to proceed.
Proverbs reminds us that the Lord is the source and provider of wisdom.
How blessed we are to be able to go to our Heavenly Father, read His ways, pray, and receive His wisdom. When we don’t know which path to follow, we can follow our hearts to His heart.
GOD OF WISDOM, we praise You that we can come to You for heavenly wisdom. Thank You for providing it when we seek You.
Praise to the UNIFIED GODHEAD
“And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the SPIRIT of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a VOICE FROM HEAVEN said, “This is my beloved SON, with whom I am well pleased.” ”
Can you imagine perfect unity among family members; where each member identifies with the other and exists for a unified purpose? So it is with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They are unified. Jesus desires that their UNITY extends to believers. Prior to going to the cross, Jesus prayed, “I in them and You in Me; that they may be perfected in UNITY, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me,” John 17:23. As we look at the discord that exists among so many, we can praise God for the UNITY of the God-head and the invitation to be united with them.
LORD, I praise You, Father, Son, and Spirit. Thank You for the UNITY that exists between You and that You extend to us.
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Praise to the UNFATHOMABLE Lord
“Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and UNFATHOMABLE His ways!”
Can you hear the passion in Paul’s heart as he spoke of God to believers in Rome? To the Greeks who boasted of their wisdom, knowledge, and ways, Paul said, “You think you have wisdom and knowledge? You can’t begin to comprehend the riches of God’s wisdom, knowledge, and ways. UNFATHOMABLE! That’s our God!”
Lord God, You who are UNFATHOMABLE, thank You for the UNFATHOMABLE riches that You’ve given us in Christ!
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Praise to Jesus, a TESTED STONE
“Therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a TESTED STONE, a costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. He who believes in it will not be disturbed.’”
Jesus wasn’t just a “man of God.” He did what no other person has done – stood against every temptation. He never gave in; never sinned. We’ve been tried and tested, but fallen for Satan’s deceptions. We’ve given into our fleshly nature. Jesus was tested in the fire of temptation, suffering, and human agony, and He shone as pure gold. Why? How? Because He is pure God. And, because He is, we’re to build our lives on Him. Say “no” to humanistic and passing social religious views. Say “yes” to Jesus – God’s TESTED STONE.
Lord Jesus Christ, once again we’re reminded of the joy and privilege it is to call You our God. You are foundational to all we believe; a pure and holy TESTED STONE. We praise and worship You!
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