Praise and Worship

     A recent Bible study challenged us to begin each time of prayer with worship. Begin with thanksgiving for who God is, before you share you needs, before you unleash your fears, before you cry out for help. Remind yourself of who your God is and what he can do and where He resides.

     God is our Creator. He is the first and the last, the beginning and the end. He is Lord of Lords and King of Kings. All things were made by Him and through Him and for Him. He designed the sun and the moon and He counts and names the stars in the sky. He counts the number of hairs on your head. He has control over the universe and, at the same time, is involved in every detail of our lives.

     Begin with worship. It puts everything in perspective. Place everything in the hands of the One who is worthy to be praised. And in the scheme of eternity our problems, our pain, our perplexities are but a moment.

The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior! Psalm 18:46

Like Your name, O’ God, Your praise reaches to the ends of the earth, your right hand is filled with righteousness. Psalm 48:10

     Begin and end the day praising and thanking God, for your life, for His faithfulness, for His creation, for your many blessings. Amen