The immutable Word of our Holy God tells us that He inhabits the praise of His people. (See Psalm 22:3.)
It's unfathomable but true that He is without beginning or end and He is alive forever. The majesty of His being is completely incomprehensible to us. If we did not have Jesus to represent the Lord on High to us, it would be impossible for us to fathom One who is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent--who inhabits all space and time.
Yet we are told this Mighty God, this Everlasting Father, this Prince of Peace "inhabits the praise of His people." Though He is everywhere present, though His eye sees the entirety of time and space and eternity, He abides in a special way within the praise of those who extol Him.
When you or I,
mere frail mortals that we are, lift up the glorious name of our blessed
Savior, He is upon our lips! How this magnificent truth should
transform us from doubt to hope, from weeping to rejoicing, from silence
to praise!
Does a perplexity confront you that you have no ability to unravel on your own? Is a quagmire of convoluted and troublesome circumstances before you? Are you bound by your own limitations that render you helpless to remedy an unfortunate situation?
Then praise Jesus!
How can I praise Him for the difficulty that is undoing my marriage? How can I praise Him for the disease that is robbing my health? How can I praise Him for the habits that are destroying my children? How can I praise Him for the evil that is swallowing mankind?
DO NOT PRAISE HIM FOR THESE THINGS--PRAISE HIM IN SPITE OF THESE THINGS! PRAISE THE LORD BECAUSE HE IS WORTHY OF PRAISE!
He inhabits your praise. He dwells in your praise in a way that transcends circumstances.
When you evidence your complete trust in JESUS that supersedes the difficulty in your marriage, trust that supersedes the threat of disease, trust that supersedes the destruction before your eyes, trust that supersedes the evil that manifests around you--then you affirm that HIS WORTHINESS, HIS FAITHFULNESS, HIS POWER, HIS GLORY assure YOUR VICTORY!
He inhabits the praise of His people. Praise Him continually and His presence with you is assured. In His presence is the deliverance you seek.
Does a perplexity confront you that you have no ability to unravel on your own? Is a quagmire of convoluted and troublesome circumstances before you? Are you bound by your own limitations that render you helpless to remedy an unfortunate situation?
Then praise Jesus!
How can I praise Him for the difficulty that is undoing my marriage? How can I praise Him for the disease that is robbing my health? How can I praise Him for the habits that are destroying my children? How can I praise Him for the evil that is swallowing mankind?
DO NOT PRAISE HIM FOR THESE THINGS--PRAISE HIM IN SPITE OF THESE THINGS! PRAISE THE LORD BECAUSE HE IS WORTHY OF PRAISE!
He inhabits your praise. He dwells in your praise in a way that transcends circumstances.
When you evidence your complete trust in JESUS that supersedes the difficulty in your marriage, trust that supersedes the threat of disease, trust that supersedes the destruction before your eyes, trust that supersedes the evil that manifests around you--then you affirm that HIS WORTHINESS, HIS FAITHFULNESS, HIS POWER, HIS GLORY assure YOUR VICTORY!
He inhabits the praise of His people. Praise Him continually and His presence with you is assured. In His presence is the deliverance you seek.
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