A Sacrifice of Praise

"I will be filled with joy because of You.  I will sing praises to Your Name, O Most High."  Psalm 9:2

I lead children’s worship and sing on one of our worship Teams. I love what the Lord has me doing! However, I must confess that there are times were I wake up and the spiritual attacks get the best of me and when I get to church my heart isn’t really into singing praise and worship. But, you know, it’s during these times that I force myself to look up to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, and sing to HIM, sing a sacrifice of praise. As I sing and give it all to Jesus the oppression disappears and a refreshing in my spirit happens and the ‘sacrifice’ turns into a true heartfelt adoration for my Redeemer, my Lord; who is faithful to meet me where I’m at. And, praise God, He doesn’t let me stay there; He lifts me up out of the pit.

I know you’ve been there too. There’s nothing new under the sun. We have the privilege to follow an AWESOME God who is compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in love – He waits for us to meet with Him; even if the days gotten off with a rocky start. Look up, beloved of the Lord, fix your eyes on Jesus and give Him the praise that is due Him, for He is worthy of our worship whether we ‘feel’ like it or not.  Let's always be willing to offer up a sacrifice of praise.

“The LORD is my strength and my song” Psalm 118:14