Ascribe to the LORD, sons of the mighty,
Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name;
Worship the LORD in holy attire.
Psalm 29:1-2 NASB
How do we ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name? God is more than worthy of our praise. But how do you really understand that without experiencing the forgiveness and love of Almighty God?
Death and hell were what we deserved yet Christ made a way for us. Anything we face in life, we do not face alone. He does not leave us or forsake us! To give Him the glory due His name – to give Him the praise He truly deserves – we will need more that we’ve got individually!
We need one another and we need eternity to come anywhere near close enough to expressing that depth of praise! But isn’t it fun trying? Hallelujah!
Therefore I urge you, brothers [and sisters,] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, [which is] your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 NASB
If I only had a thousand hands to raise…a thousand tongues with which to declare His glory…a thousand eyes to see the evidence of His presence it would still not be enough to give Him the glory due His name!
Let’s worship the Lord with our entire being. It is when we surrender our entire self to the awesome presence of God that we experience true freedom. Use your thoughts to praise Him. Use your emotions to feel Him. Use your body to exalt Him. You can lift your hands in surrender. You can bow before Him in awe. You can dance before Him for the sheer joy of it. You can shout and sing His praises. We have been given many ways to express our love for God and to experience His presence. Let’s step into the realm of His presence and worship Him with our entire being as long as we have breath.
Ascribe to the LORD the glory of His name;
Bring an offering and come into His courtyards.
Worship the LORD in holy attire;
Tremble before Him, all the earth.
Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns;
Indeed, the world is [firmly] established, it will not be moved;
He will judge the peoples fairly."
May the heavens be joyful, and may the earth rejoice;
May the sea roar, and all it contains;
May the field be jubilant, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
Before the LORD, for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
And the peoples in His faithfulness.
Psalm 96:8-13 NASB
Jesus gave all of Himself to rescue, redeem, and save all that we are. I have been forgiven much and that makes me feel loved much…and that realization of God’s incredibly massive love for me makes me want to bless Him all the more. Let’s worship our God daily with all that we are. There is true freedom in the lifestyle of worship.
Dennis Jernigan
To hear The Dennis Jernigan Podcast version of this teaching and to hear the song, If I Had, go to http://podcast.dennisjernigan.com/e/if-i-had-1622389975/
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