Great Is The Lord And Most Worthy Of Praise;

His greatness no one can fathom.

The Lord is great and most worthy of praise. We bless the Lord when we praise Him and He always deserves and merits the highest honor, reverence and admiration that we can give to Him. Indeed, His greatness is beyond our understanding.

This is a guest post by Beth Harris. She is a wife, mother, Bible study leader and volunteer editor for markalanwilliams.net

Did you know that praise is a gift from the Lord because it honors Him and it blesses us as well? Praise is so powerful. It is a tool, a weapon, an atmosphere changer and an attitude adjuster. It really is!

Whenever I feel discouraged or downcast I usually need an attitude adjustment and so I begin to praise the Lord. This helps me to take my mind off my problems and direct my thoughts toward Him and as a result my outlook improves.

I enjoy praising the Lord with music particularly on my morning walks and when I’m in my car. I find that singing along with the Gospel station songs is always so uplifting. Why? Because praising the Lord reminds me of His goodness and faithfulness. As a result, I feel more hopeful.

The Lord is worthy of praise because of who He is and all that He does for us. He is worthy of praise because He is worthy of glory.

But, sometimes it can be difficult to praise the Lord when we are hurting and suffering. However, He is still worthy of praise even when we don’t understand His plan and must walk by faith, trusting in Him.

When we are down, we need to praise Him the most, because praising can be the catalyst to change our feelings and help us gain His perspective on our situation.

Hebrews 13:15-16 says, “Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name. And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.” (NLT)

When we praise the Lord, we affirm His goodness and demonstrate our faith in Him.

Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. (Psalm 103:22 NIV)

The Bible says that everyone should praise the Lord. Praising the Lord is different than thanking Him. We praise Him for who He is and we thank Him for our blessings.

The Lord is worthy of praise for His amazing attributes.

Such as His:

• Holiness

• Faithfulness

• Sovereignty

• Omniscience (All knowing)

• Omnipotence (All powerful)

• Omnipresence (Always present everywhere)

• Mercy

• Grace

• Justice

• Righteousness

The Lord is worthy of praise because of all the wonderful things that He does for us.

As Psalm 103:1-5 says, “Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” (NIV)

The Lord forgives, heals, redeems, loves, shows compassion and satisfies us with good things!

So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. (Ephesians 1:6-7 NLT)

The Lord is worthy of praise because He purchased our freedom through His shed blood to forgive our sins and give us salvation.

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What are you praising the Lord for today?

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Have An Appointment With The Lord And Keep It.

A man is powerful on his knees

Do you wait to pray until you feel like it or do you have an appointment with the Lord and keep it? Now more than ever there are many ways to keep track of every event, meeting and appointment in our lives. But, the most important appointment with the Lord is often neglected.

This is a guest post by Beth Harris. She is a wife, mother, Bible study leader and volunteer editor for markalanwilliams.net.

This quote reminded me of a powerful little book that made quite an impression on me as a new believer almost 30 years ago called, My Heart – Christ’s Home by Robert Boyd Munger.

The book is based on Revelation 3:20 which says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” (NKJV)

The author compares the human heart to a home and explains the transformation that takes place in the life of a new Christian. The Lord moves in and patiently though persistently waits for the believer to surrender each room. Ultimately, He wants access to the entire home or life including the rooms that are undesirable.

At first the new believer makes some positive changes, including a daily appointment with the Lord. But, he gets busy and begins to skip their time together. After he is convicted, he repents and reestablishes his meeting with Jesus. What really strikes him though, is the idea that the Lord has missed their time together and that He desires fellowship with all believers.

Maybe like me, you create time for appointments and activities that are necessary and some that are enjoyable too. This is not wrong, unless our schedules are too full to have an appointment with the Lord and spend time in fellowship with Him.

Hebrews 4:16 says, Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (NIV)

Praise God that He is approachable.

Because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we are invited to come to the throne of God with confidence. He is accessible and available to meet with us at any time of day or night.

The creator of the universe, the Almighty God, is able to meet with and listen to everything that concerns us 24/7.

We are admonished in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to “pray without ceasing” (NIV), but, some may struggle to set aside time to meet with God.

Be assured that the devil will put obstacles in our path when we try to draw closer to the Lord. As a result, our good intentions may be derailed as we face distractions, interruptions and circumstances that try to interfere.

Perhaps making an appointment with the Lord and keeping it is a challenge that needs to be overcome.

Everyone is different in terms of what time of day will work best. But, start small by scheduling 5 to 15 minutes a day with the Lord, just as you would any other appointment. Then add more time once it becomes a habit.

Pray and invite the Lord to speak to you through the Bible. It might even help to think of Him waiting to meet with you.

But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. (Matthew 6:6 NLT)

God wants a personal relationship with us and the Bible encourages us to spend time privately in prayer with Him.

We may find it helpful to structure our prayer time with the Lord by using an acrostic called ACTS.

Spend some time working through each letter as follows:

A – Adoration: Spend time adoring or praising God for His attributes.

C – Confession: Ask God to help you confess and turn from your sins.

T – Thanking: Thank God for your specific blessings.

S – Supplication: Ask or present your prayer requests to God.

Our prayers are powerful as the Bible says in James 5:16: “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful an effective.” (NIV)

Our humble submission to an all-powerful God results in powerful prayers. 

Finish with letting God speak to you by reading a verse or chapter in the Bible. Keep some index cards handy and take a moment to write down a verse and work on Scripture memorization.

Do you have an appointment with the Lord?

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If You Are A Christian, You Are Not A Citizen Of This World Trying To Get To Heaven,…

…you are a citizen of heaven making your way through this world.

Did you know that if you are a Christian, you are not a citizen of this world, but instead you are a citizen of heaven? The Bible clearly tells us that we are not of this world and that are citizenship is in heaven. This should be wonderfully encouraging to us as believers.

This is a guest post by Beth Harris. She is a wife, mother, Bible study leader and volunteer editor for markalanwilliams.net.

I was born in the United States and therefore, I have the rights, privileges and responsibilities that go with being a citizen of this country. My paternal grandparents on the other hand were born in Northern Italy and immigrated to the United States in the early 1900’s.

Once here they became citizens and received all the rights that a US citizen enjoys. They were able to vote, protected from deportation and guaranteed rights under the constitution. But, they also had to accept certain responsibilities and make sacrifices. They swore to uphold and obey the law. They renounced their birth country and pledged allegiance to their new country.

We are all born a citizen of this world. But, if you have become a Christian by faith in Jesus Christ, then you have been born again, (See John 3:1-21) and your citizenship has changed. 

The Bible confirms that as a Christian you are not a citizen of this world.

Jesus said in John 17:16, “They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.” (NIV)

Hebrews 13:14 says, “For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come.” (NLT)

1 Peter 2:11 says, “Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it. Don’t indulge your ego at the expense of your soul.” (MSG)

When we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we become members of His kingdom. We surrender our lives to His Lordship and rule.

Philippians 3:20 says, “But our citizenship is in heaven.” (NIV)

The Christian is a citizen of heaven. Even though we are in the world and deal with temptation, suffering and trials, we are not to live and respond as the world does. 

We renounce the ways of the world and pledge our loyalty to Jesus and His Kingdom.

As citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven, we receive privileges and accept responsibilities that come with our citizenship. In return, we have our King’s protection, favor and eternal life through Jesus Christ.

If you haven’t already, you can accept Jesus Christ and become a citizen of heaven. If you do, then you can face eternity with confidence.

The Bible tells us that there is no place like heaven.

Revelation 21:4 says, He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. (ESV)

There will be no more suffering, death or pain in heaven.

We can enjoy being a citizen of heaven now and look forward to going there one day.

Jesus said in John 14:2, “In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?” (ESV)

There is sufficient room in the Father’s house and Jesus left to prepare a place for us.

Have you accepted Jesus Christ and are you a citizen of heaven?

Your thoughts are welcome! You can leave a comment below. Do you like the fact that you are not a citizen of this world? How does it feel to be a citizen of heaven? 

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