Do you ever feel like sometimes all you can do is praise? That it just bubbles up and overflows, cascading and seeping into every life nook and cranny. Like, it’s sunny and 75! You know, that giddy all is right with the world.
The sun is shining…Praise! Yes. The bills are paid…Praise! Yes. The car is running…Praise! Yes. The kids are safe…Praise! Yes. The animals are good…Praise! Yes. The job’s good…Praise! Yes. The health restored…Praise! Yes. Life’s good… Praise! Yes. …Praise ! Yes. …Praise! Yes.
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee! How Great Thou Art!
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Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
Praise Him all creatures here below!
Praise Him above ye heavenly host!
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost!
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Praise the Lord, I tell myself; with my whole heart I will praise His holy name.
Praise the Lord, I tell myself; and never forget the good things he does for me.
He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.
He ransoms me from death and surrounds me with love and tender mercies.
He fills my life with good things.
My youth is renewed like the eagles!
Psalm 103
It’s easy to break out in song and cut the happy rug when all is well, isn’t it? In those times, it’s hard to believe life has ever been anything but good. But, what about the Praise…when all is not so well? Yes?
In the mourning…Praise? Yes. In the illness…Praise? Yes. In the fear…Praise? Yes. In the uncertainty…Praise. Yes. In the trials…Praise? Yes. In the temptations…Praise? Yes. In the death…Praise? Yes. In the storm…Praise? Yes. In the brokenness…Praise? Yes. …Praise? Yes. …Praise? Yes. …Praise? Yes.
When sorrows like sea billows roll.
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I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises.
I will boast only in the Lord;
Let all who are discouraged take heart.
Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness;
Let us exalt his name together.
Psalm 34:-13
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“When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior…Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will gather you and your children from east and west and from north and south. I will bring my sons and daughters back to Israel from the distant corners of the earth. All who claim me as their God will come, for I have made them for my glory. It was I who created them.”
Isaiah 43:2-7
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Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will give us later.
Romans 8:18
It’s in the praise that the miracles happen. Praise always precedes the miracle. Let’s make today a day of praise, for the miracles to come! The miracles of yesterday. The miracles of today. The miracles of tomorrow. In His leading, in His carrying, He is always, in everything, worthy of our Praise.