In a mad dash through the Psalms, this verse caused me to pause. Hmmmmm....
"...To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise." Psalms 106:47b
Praise. God is so worthy of our praise. Absolutely beautiful in holiness...perfect and complete in power...and matchless in His unfailing love...the LORD ALMIGHTY stands alone.
And yet...
In the selflessness of the Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, our praise to Him is flipped on its head and it is all about us. WE are the ones who TRIUMPH when we praise Him. In His absolute agape love, everything He does is for us.
Have you ever walked into a completely black...unlit...dark room? You simply need to hit the switch...LIGHT! Darkness flees. That pretty much sums up what happens when we worship and praise. (Ps.149)
I encourage you, sometime before you lay down your head to go nighty-night, find a place where you are alone (with Him). Lift up your hands and tell the Lord how much you love Him, thank Him for your blessings, think of Who He is: Deliverer... Savior... Healer... name those names of His you love. You will be hard-pressed to tell me that something didn't happen for you...a little bit of triumph and darkness fleeing....
Yes...it may be time to turn on His Light.
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