The Verse of the Day

-July 18, 2020-

Good morning, happy Saturday,

-Praise And Thank The Lord For What We Are Learning-

“I will praise You with uprightness of heart, when I learn Your righteous judgments.”

(Psalm 119:7).

If life is a classroom, and the Lord is our teacher, there are lessons to be learned daily. We never stop learning no matter how long we have been saved. In fact, the longer we have been believers in Christ, the more we realize just how much we do not know.

We have the best teacher in the Lord Jesus Christ. He sent us the Holy Spirit to teach us more about Him and how to be more like Him. What God teaches us from heaven is the original “distance learning.” We cannot see our teacher but we know He is there and is working in our lives.

Praise is the natural reaction by the people of God. Praise is focusing on the Lord for who He is and what He has done for us. Thanksgiving is thanking Him for our daily blessings and benefits which are too numerous to count.

Luke 19:37-40 says, “Then, as He was drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, saying, ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.’ And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, ‘Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.’ But He answered and said to them, ‘I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.’”

We cannot keep silent. We must praise the Lord! Praising the Lord is found so many times in the Bible in both in the OT and in the NT. Praise is not dependent on our circumstances, but we do tend to praise Him more for all the great things He has done, is doing, and will do in our lives. If God can bring forth praise from stones, how much more from our grateful hearts!

Everything we know of the Lord is found in His Word: His character (His glorious attributes); His conduct (what He does for us); and His conversation (the words He speaks to us and teaches us. Praise be to God!

Even in the midst of severe pain and trials, we can and should praise Him. Despite being severely beaten and thrown into prison for their faith in Christ, it says of Paul and Silas in Acts 16:25, “But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.” When we praise the Lord, others will hear us.

Let us praise the Lord today: in word and in song for He is worthy! May it come from our hearts and never cease. No matter where we start, there is so much to praise and thank Him for. Ask the Lord what He wants to teach us today and for the wisdom to apply the lessons to our lives.

Have a blessed day praising God and learning from Him. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean