Brothers and sisters in the Lord ... Don't lose the excitement of what God has done for you. We are way too quick to forget the many things he has done for us. "Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom." (Psalm 145:3)
Wouldn't it be neat to see a crowd gathering at your neighbor's home. And when you went over to see just what is going on, you find out it is a party. A party celebrating the miracle that God was with the surgeon, guiding his hands as he removed cancer from someone's body four years ago. Why not remember and celebrate the miracles and all GREAT things God has done for us? Give God the glory!
The cancer was a BIG thing in your life. How could you forget it? Why don't you celebrate God's gift of healing? Share the great news of how God is still working today. It is not all gloom for everyone all the time. Unless you want it to be. Not me! I have a great provider and he does provide and I recognize it daily. Take a minute to look around. Hey, he provides for you too!
Maybe God has taken you out of a terrible job situation. A job where you were micro managed to near death. Seriously, a job where you worked 60 to 70 hours a week or more. A job where you could not take the pressure and gave in to cigarettes, sleeping pills, energy drinks, antidepressants, alcohol or worse. A job where you couldn't sleep when you were off and your stomach was eating you up inside. Celebrate the victory! God has saved you from the oppression of a bad boss and horrible job situation.
Give some thought today about some of the great things God has done for you. Make plans to celebrate with others. Have you really thanked God for getting you through those college math classes so you could graduate, for putting your marriage back together after a lot of rocky days upon days, or for opening the doors to land the job you have been wanting or really need?
We all have lots to be thankful for beside "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16) God left his heavenly throne, walked the earth as a man in Jesus and died on a cross in our place, that we might be saved. Thank you Jesus! But that is just a start of what he has done.
By praising our great Father, we are reminding ourselves and others of the greatness of God! "Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant." Psalm 135:3. Thank him for the BIG things and for the little things he does. Have you thanked him for the parking space right next to the front door at the grocery store the night you were on the run picking up last minute things for the family gathering at your home within the next hour?
"Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts." (1 Chronicles 16:8-9) O.K, you don't need to throw a party for the parking space or for the last package of ground beef at the store you were able to grab before someone else got it as the last snow storm moved in. No party is necessary, but a thank you would be great!
Surprise God today and have a praise party in his honor for the great things he has done in your life. This isn't a one time deal. Do it often. Give the praise and glory to our deserving Sovereign Lord. Praise him with your heart, mind and soul, and with your praise worthy acts. Pray together with friends, sing together, clap hands and jump up and down. Praise God!
Give the King of Kings the praise and glory and he will be revealed to you in power, love and grace. Tell the world what God has done! "Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands." (Psalm 63:3-4)
Don't lose the excitement of what he has done for YOU!
Rick Hawbaker
'Praising God'
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