Today I bring you words and thoughts of encouragement from Psalm 134:1-3
134:1 A song of ascents.
Attention! Praise the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord,
who serve in the Lord’s temple during the night.
2 Lift your hands toward the sanctuary
and praise the Lord!
3 May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth,
bless you from Zion!
Biblical Studies Press. (2006; 2006). The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Ps 134:1-3). Biblical Studies Press.
It is so easy when we are in the middle of serving God to lose our point of focus. We can be very busy trying to make everything work that we forget why we toil and struggle. We need someone to help us out and shout to grab our attention. To praise the Lord.
It is not enough to acknowledge the Lord, we must talk action. We need to lift our hands and praise the Lord. I have spent a lot of time in the Lutheran tradition and in that environment we are more likely to sit on our hands than to raise our hands. Worshiping our Lord is more than a left brain thought process, it's a whole body and mind experience. The next time you have a chance raise your arms to the Lord. The Lord is the only one that matters. Do not fall in to the trap of worrying what your neighbors will think. If you do then you are focused on yourself and not the Lord. I am not saying you have to raise your hands to praise the Lord but it is an experience to be in the Lords presence and fully express your gratitude to Him. Try it when you are praying in secret if you must.
In praising the Lord, "may the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!"
Amen
Music Encouragement: Byron Cage - Never Too Busy and Praise Him
134:1 A song of ascents.
Attention! Praise the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord,
who serve in the Lord’s temple during the night.
2 Lift your hands toward the sanctuary
and praise the Lord!
3 May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth,
bless you from Zion!
Biblical Studies Press. (2006; 2006). The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Ps 134:1-3). Biblical Studies Press.
It is so easy when we are in the middle of serving God to lose our point of focus. We can be very busy trying to make everything work that we forget why we toil and struggle. We need someone to help us out and shout to grab our attention. To praise the Lord.
It is not enough to acknowledge the Lord, we must talk action. We need to lift our hands and praise the Lord. I have spent a lot of time in the Lutheran tradition and in that environment we are more likely to sit on our hands than to raise our hands. Worshiping our Lord is more than a left brain thought process, it's a whole body and mind experience. The next time you have a chance raise your arms to the Lord. The Lord is the only one that matters. Do not fall in to the trap of worrying what your neighbors will think. If you do then you are focused on yourself and not the Lord. I am not saying you have to raise your hands to praise the Lord but it is an experience to be in the Lords presence and fully express your gratitude to Him. Try it when you are praying in secret if you must.
In praising the Lord, "may the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!"
Amen
Music Encouragement: Byron Cage - Never Too Busy and Praise Him
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