Friday, November 23, 2012

Praise

Many of the activities of yesterday have begin to fade in our minds and we are preparing to move into our preparation for the celebration of Christmas.  I pray that you were able to enjoy a wonderful day of celebration and fellowship with your family and friends.  But there should be one constant that remains a steady influence or character trait of our lives.  We should strive to live in the attitude of praise.  We can lift our voices in praise to the One True and Living God who has been with us as we have travelled the road of life.
 
The Apostle Peter shared these thoughts with us as the Spirit moved upon his heart.  1 Peter 1:7 “These have come so that your faith -- of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire -- may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”

Praise transforms tragedy into triumph. Fanny Crosby was six years old when she lost her vision because a doctor applied the wrong medication to her eyes. She could have become bitter, but she chose instead to praise God. As a result, Fanny Crosby wrote the words to over 8,000 hymns, including “All the Way My Savior Leads Me”, “Blessed Assurance” and “To God Be the Glory”, beautiful songs of worship sung by millions of believers across the world. 
 
Let us commit to offering God praise even when we are faced with overwhelming challenges!



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