Daily Devotion – Inspirational [Praise to the Lord] Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. Isaiah 25:1 NIV Isaiah invokes and praises God for His faithfulness in all that He has done. This is a personal affirmation of confidence in God. Glorifying God is really giving of glory to God through acts of praise and obedience. We are to glorify God in our lives, as Jesus Christ glorified Him in his life. Actually to exalt the Lord our God is-- To proclaim the glorious honor of His majesty; to extol the exceeding riches of His grace; to magnify His transcendent excellences; and finally, to celebrate, with affectionate gratitude, His wonderful loving kindness. It is generally assumed by Christians that the religious life embraces a considerable number of separate duties of a strictly religious character. Among these the first place is ordinarily assigned to prayer; the second to reading of the Scriptures; the third, perhaps, to meditation; and so forth. But it is not always, or indeed very often, that a distinct position, or a very prominent position, is assigned to praise and thanksgiving. Prayer is apt to be made the staple of our religious exercises, thanksgiving to be huddled off into a comer. Yet, if we will consider the matter, we shall find that, on all grounds, thanksgiving is entitled to at least an equal place in our discipline. In praise we have no selfish object, but desire simply to honor God by declaring His admirable qualities and declaring the reasons that we have for loving and adoring Him. Praise is the enduring attitude of angels, who have (comparatively speaking) no occasion for prayer. Prayer implies imperfection, want, need, defect of nature. Praise is appropriate when all wants are satisfied, when the nature is no longer defective, when no need is felt. So prayer belongs to the probation period of one’s existence; but praise will ring on through the vaults of heaven for all eternity.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:35:00 +0000
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