GIVE HIM PRAISE

“Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.  Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.  From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised.”

Psalms 113:1-3 KJV

Fanny Crosby wrote a beautiful hymn “To God Be the Glory”  “Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear His voice!  Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice! O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory, great things He has done.”  Are we praising Him?

Do we praise Him all the time even when we are going through a dark valley or do we only praise Him when He does something for us?  Someone said “I went through a very dark time in my life.  I read the Bible and I sang praises but I didn’t feel anything for many years”.

I know from personal experience that when we go through dark valleys we tend to get our eyes off Jesus and just think about our circumstances.  Helen H. Lemmel wrote the hymn “Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus”.  If we will keep our eyes on Jesus and not on our circumstances, we won’t be as sad.

Jesus was rejected, scorned, spat on, cursed, beaten beyond recognition and nailed to the cross for our sins.  He understands how we feel when we are rejected and abused.  If you’re hurting, tell Jesus.  He loves you so much and He longs to help you.  Cry out to Jesus and He will carry you through the dark valleys.

Joanne Lowe

July 29, 2018