Hallelujah
Psalm 117: 2, “For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.”
Good Morning! It is definitely a daily prayer that each of you will have a great day no matter where you are. Truth is, we need to constantly be in prayer for everyone to have positive thoughts as they begin every day. Trying to succeed in being happy and joyful takes a great amount of effort from each of us. We all seemingly start out the day just by saying thank you Lord for waking me! Don’t you think that as the disciples woke each morning on that journey with Jesus, they felt a hallelujah jump up in their souls? Just knowing they were in the presence of Jesus and He was teaching and leading them to become fishers of men! Should they have held some ecstatic feelings that couldn’t be contained? Or rather did that knowledge leave them so in awe that they had no words or emotions to express? Were they holding back due to being reverent, or being mature, maybe just fearful? So many times, during moments in life we want to shout those feelings of elation, joy, excitement. God wants us to say hallelujah in praise to Him and to any accomplishment which He provided the way to. Lifting your voice in hallelujah shows worship, praise and admiration to the one true God! Praising even when we are in the valley, or trudging up the mountain; sing hallelujah! The more you praise the comforter, the way maker, the miracle maker; the more blessings will flow to you. Awake every morning knowing that you are given one more day to sing His praise; one more day to thank Him for His presence when you are weak; one more day when you may be fearing that medical news; one more day missing that loved one; just sing hallelujah! Lift His name in every moment so the next moment will feel closer to His coming. Just one more moment until the celebration of all God’s people together as one; praising, singing, lifting hallelujah! Be joyful every moment inside your heart or happily sharing that feeling with those around! Just sing hallelujah!
Scriptures:
Read: Revelations 19:1, 5-6, Psalms 150:1-6, Psalms 106:1, Isaiah 12:2-6, Psalms 112:1, Psalms 146:1-2, Isaiah 44:23, Psalms 111:1-4, Colossians 3:16, Psalms 135:1-3, Psalms 148:1-5,13-14, Zephaniah 3:17, Psalms 117:1-2, Ephesians 5:19-20
Prayer:
Dear Lord, thank you for the feelings of hallelujah, the feelings of joy and celebration. Thank you, Lord, for all the things you provide. Thank you for all the obstacles that keep us praising through to the positive outcomes. Lord, teach us how to be joyful in all things, through all things; just giving you the glory for each and every day you allow us to share your love and kindness to others, while cherishing that relationship with you. Amen.