Saturday, August 2, 2008

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY: Romans 11:33-36

PSALM OF THE WEEK: Psalm 95

HYMN OF THE DAY: CH# 321 “Break Thou the Bread of Life” http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/t/bttblife.htm

VERSE OF THE DAY: For from him and through him and to him are all things.  To him be the glory forever. Amen.  Romans 11:36 NRSV

 

Praise God!  We probably don’t do that enough.  Certainly, every worship service should be praise to God.  Our ministries, our meetings, even our building, should be praise to God.  How about your personal prayer life?  Too often, we pray when we “need something” or, to be more honest, when we “want something” from God.  Part of our prayer life should include prayers of praise.  Some people find this hard to do because we just aren’t in the habit of it.  Actually, it is quite easy.  Just think how wonderful God is, all the things God has done for you, all God has created, and all of God’s attributes.  Now we just focus on those things and praise God in prayer.  These prayers then become the easiest prayers to pray.  When I go to prayer and have trouble articulating what it is I want to say to God, I just start praising God in prayer, and the Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words (Romans 8:26).

 

PRAYER: O Great God of Glory; I praise you with all that I am.  You are wonderful and merciful. Your glory is beyond my understanding, yet you love me.  May I praise you all the days of my life until I get to praise you eternally. Amen.

 

See you in Church Sunday,

Pastor Sandy

 

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