The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Psalm 19:1 The heavens cannot help but continually declare the glory and majesty of God. Sun and moon, stars and planets cannot be silent, and every day ‘their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end… Continue reading God’s Word, God’s Work
Category: Praise
Rich Source of Goodness
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16 Without the word of God within our heart and within our mind, what is it we would draw upon to guide and… Continue reading Rich Source of Goodness
Let’s Get Active
Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. Isaiah 12:4 There is a time for everything, including a time to be still and a time to go and do. This verse is all about doing – give thanks, call upon, make… Continue reading Let’s Get Active
The Challenge
Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! Psalm 34:3 Coming together in one mind for the soul purpose of lifting our hearts, hands and voices in thankfulness to God can bring us as much joy as it brings to him. When we rejoice in Him, our souls rejoice within… Continue reading The Challenge
Joy that Leaps
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. Psalm 28:7 Looking at this verse in a slightly different way, I started with the last phrase and worked backward. With my song I give thanks… Continue reading Joy that Leaps
Present your Heart
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Hebrews 13:15 The Jewish people honoured God through their sacrifices upon the altar and also through the firstfruits of harvest. A sheaf of grain would be brought to the priest who… Continue reading Present your Heart
The Harvest Provider
I will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil. Deuteronomy 11:14 We have so much to be thankful for, not least of all God’s bounty of produce from the earth itself. Plants and… Continue reading The Harvest Provider
There Is No Other
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and he is to be held in awe above all gods. 1 Chronicles 16:25 No other being, alive or dead, compares to our God, and no other god comes anywhere close to being in the vicinity of comparable. A tree is cut down and fashioned… Continue reading There Is No Other
Can’t Keep Quiet
For we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard. Acts 4:20 It is almost impossible to keep exciting news to yourself. “I got the job!” “We got the house!” “I’ve been accepted.” “We’re engaged!” “I lost 3lbs this week!” (Because sometimes it’s the little things). Maybe it’s a cause that you feel… Continue reading Can’t Keep Quiet
I Own Nothing
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. 1 Chronicles 29:11 This is a prayer of David before… Continue reading I Own Nothing
