Exalting

We as believers should know that all our exaltation should be given to the Lord.  We should praise the Lord in all things and give Him thanks for He is good.  This reminds me of a song called “Give Thanks.”  Praising the Lord comes easy for me because I know He is real and He created the Heavens and earth and the sea and all that the Book of Genesis says.  I believe He did it in six literal days and He rested on the seventh, praise the Lord!!  He also sent His only begotten Son into the world to be the sacrificial lamb who would take all the sins of the world on His shoulders and set all people free of their sins that would truly repent, turning away from their sins and turn to God.  He has done so much for me and through me and He is still leading me into the truth more and more each day as I seek to know the truth.  If we seek Him, we will find Him if we seek Him with all our hearts, and the more we seek his truth we will find it and the truth will set us free, Praise the Lord!!  So let’s give Him all of our Praise and Adoration!!

Read Hebrews 13:15, “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.”

Some people would have more reason to give the Lord a sacrifice of praise, like our brothers that are being severely persecuted for their faith, or others that are going through severe circumstances like depression or other ailments.  Think of Job, for instance, he lost almost everything he had but he still praised the Lord.  I would say that was a definite sacrifice of praise.  We need to give a joyful noise unto the Lord also.  

Read Psalm 100, “Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.”  

Think of this, when the Holy Spirit convicts or corrects us of sin, that is a good thing because if this does not happen in your life when you have sinned then you need to examine yourself to see if you are in the faith.  In the book of Hebrews, it says God disciplines those He loves yes, He corrects all those that belong to Him.  Read Hebrews 12:4-8, “You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; for whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives. If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.”

We don’t like to rejoice over hardships, but we should, what did Jesus say?  In this world you will have tribulation but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world.  Maybe the secret of being an overcomer is to be able to rejoice in all things whether we think it is good or not and thank and praise the Lord in and through it all!!  Doesn’t the Bible say that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose?  So even in trials and hardships and problems we need to praise the Lord, for He is worthy!!  Now read 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”   

I have said this I don’t know how many times; when you can praise the Lord in the valley or desert place as much as you can praise Him on the mountaintop there will be no more valleys, it will change you whole perspective and the way you perceive the valley or the desert place.  I hope this has been an encouragement and an inspiration for you to start thanking and praising the Lord all the much more for He is worthy!! May the good Lord bless you and yours and may you all have a super day!!