How you doin? Stacey's at work. We put our Christmas tree up yesterday. It's picture worthy. The trees theme is Philly sports and Harley Davidson. It is WAY RAD!!!!!!! Psalm 47 today.
This Psalm is 9 verses please read it today. Verse 1, "O clap your hands, all peoples; Shout to God with the voice of joy." 3 years ago we went to our first Jesus Culture Conference. I was taken back by the concept of shouting to the Lord. Psalm 22:3, "Yet You are holy, O You who inhabit the praises of Israel." I find myself feeling freer to shout out to the Lord during worship, because of this Biblical truth. I want to be in God's Presence really bad. If He "inhabits the praise of His people" then I want to praise Him as loud as I can. I've noticed a shift at our 9am worship service at church. The praise team plays 3 songs before the sermon. I've noticed His Presence more then ever at our church. I've noticed our congregation's response to His Presence. Praise is essential.
Verses 5-7, God has ascended with a shout, The Lord, with the sound of a trumpet. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with a skillful psalm." "A skillful psalm". This is an interesting set of words. The Hebrew word for this is "Maskil". It references Psalm 142, which is David's prayer in the cave. David was in anguish. Psalm 142:1, "I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord". There is something about shouting to the Lord. Psalm 142:6-7,
Sing praises with a skillful psalm." "A skillful psalm". This is an interesting set of words. The Hebrew word for this is "Maskil". It references Psalm 142, which is David's prayer in the cave. David was in anguish. Psalm 142:1, "I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord". There is something about shouting to the Lord. Psalm 142:6-7,
“Give heed to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too strong for me.
7 “Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will deal bountifully with me.”
WOW!!!!!!! This is AWESOME!!!!!!! This sounds like a prayer that could be prayed often. "Bring my soul out of prison". COME ON!!!!!!! I'm feeling lead to shout "skillful praise" to the Lord. I don't want to cross any lines of respect, honor, or reverence for the Lord, but I really want to be in His Presence. If the Bible tells me that God inhabits the praise of His people, then I want to praise Him all day. Give a shout of praise to the Lord today. (Out loud)
PS Try this in private. Shout out loud to the Lord in private. What we do in private is practice for what we do in public. I making a push for our 9am service to "give a shout of praise to the Lord".
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