February 28, 2005

   Greetings in the name of the

Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

God is great, and greatly to be

praised.  Sometimes it feels so

good just to praise Him.  I think

that sometimes we can get so

worried about the things that we

need that we forget to just praise

Him and thank Him for all that

He has already done for us. 

Remember, He inhabits the praises

of His people.

  Think of  Paul and Silas, when

they were in the prison.  They

weren't down on their knees

begging God sorrowfully for their

freedom, they were singing praises

unto Him.  And they were loosed!

There is a Spiritual lesson in that.

Also like Jehoshaphat, when

Jerusalem was threatened by its

enemies, God told them just to sing.

When they did, their adversaries

were defeated.

   I'm not saying that we should

never plead seriously for a burden

upon our heart.  We do need to

seek the Lord diligently and

sometimes even with tears.  But,

remember, the joy of the Lord is

our strength.  Praising the Lord

is not only evidence of that joy,

but we are blessed when we

praise Him and our joy is

increased.  Thus we are made

stronger. 

    So don't forget to praise

Him!  God Bless!