Issue #678 ~ August 16, 2021

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Learning to Worship - Step #1: Make a Decision to Worship
"Praise the Lord. I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly."
Psalm 111:1
Verse 1: "Praise the Lord. I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly."

We are commanded in this opening verse to "Praise the Lord." The response of the psalmist, "I will extol the Lord with all my heart," is that it will be pure, positive praise.

Here we see the psalmist's declaration of purpose: "I will extol the Lord with all my heart." He will do this in 2 places: (1) "in the council of the upright" and (2) "in the assembly." I like to think of these 2 phrases as referring to the smaller accountability and the larger public assemble.

It was Erwin Lutzer who said: "If we haven't learned to be worshippers, it doesn't really matter how well we do anything else."

Richard Foster said: "If worship does not change us, it has not been worship. To stand before the holy one of eternity is to change. Worship begins in holy expectancy. It ends in holy obedience."

Joni Eareckson Tada said it beautifully:
"Something happens...something supernatural...something powerful...something
that touches both time and eternity...when a believer gives praise to
Christ in the midst of trouble and adversity. People notice, and wonder: Angels
observe, and worship. Demons flee from the brilliance. But more than all of those things, the name of God gains honor and glory. Oh my friend, it isn't easy.
It certainly isn't natural. It may come through tears. But if by faith you will
offer a sacrifice of praise to God in the midst of your pain today, the resulting
radiance will shine further than you could begin to imagine."
(31 Days to Overcoming Adversity, 74-75).

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Praises & Prayer Requests

1.  Pray: Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Psalm 95:6, 7 (NIV)
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2.  Pray: Jesus answered him, "It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only. Luke 4:8 (NASB)
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3.  Pray: "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." John 4:24 (NASB)
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4.  Pray: Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O Lord; I will sing praise to your name. Psalm 18:49 (NIV)

5.  Pray: We thank God for the opportunity to respond to inmate requests for Bibles and devotionals. Thank you for your prayers and gifts which allow us to provide inmates with the Word of God.
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My heart is welling up in praise. Please join me in singing that contemporary chorus "Majesty":
Majesty, worship His majesty, Unto Jesus be all glory, honor, and praise.
Majesty, kingdom authority. Flow from His throne unto His own;
His anthem raise.

So exalt, lift up on high the name of Jesus. Magnify, come glorify
Christ Jesus, the King. Majesty, worship His majesty - Jesus who died,
now glorified, King of all kings.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 

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