Can somebody praise the Lord!

Philippians 4:4 (KJV) Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice.

It is time to rejoice in the Lord! The apostle Paul tells us to rejoice in the Lord always!

Let’s shout aloud His Praises! It is time to Glory in the Lord! Don’t be sad for the joy of the Lord is your strength! God wants his people to rejoice and be thankful in the Lord!

It’s time for some to stop being so doomy and gloomy! Some need a baptism of love! Let’s be filled with his love, joy and peace!

Is there anybody else out there who wants to give God your highest praise? Is there anybody else out there that’s wants to rejoice in the Lord always?

I will praise and honor Him for all His has done is doing in me and for me! He is marvelous! The joy of the Lord is truly our strength, I'm finding I don't "let" others aggravate me, they don't have that ability anymore because I'm loving THEM as I love Him!! He is amazing!! This is a totally new walk for me and I'm enjoying Jesus more and more everyday and I'm smiling a whole LOT more!! Praise His holy name!!

It is easy to rejoice in the Lord when the sun is shining and when we are not being buffeted with the winds of adversity. The true test comes when we find ourselves in the storm or in the midnight hour when there is no visible evidence of God’s presence. It is times like this when we are faced with the choice of either sinking down in defeat in self pity or rising up with praise and Thanksgiving to the Lord. Adverse circumstances, darkness and trial cannot defeat the child of God that knows how to enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise.

"And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.” (Acts 16:25,26)

Praise and Thanksgiving changes the atmosphere!

I will bless the Lord
His praise will continually be in my mouth
He has blessed me with every spiritual blessing!
We are blessed to succeed in matters of the Kingdom
God is for us
Who can be against us?

We are the Church
We are one new man
We are not divided
We are one!
We are not our own enemy
We are family
We are one
We are the Kingdom and we are the Church
We will be wise stewards
Of the mysteries of God

I take my responsibility
To do my part
To contribute to the purposes of God
And to the Church of Jesus Christ

I am brand new in Jesus
I put away the old man
I put away his lusts
I put away the deceit
I put away ungodly beliefs
And I take up the new man

I am a new creation
I am created by God in righteousness and holiness of the truth
I will be filled with the Spirit
I will sing the melodies of the Lord
I will give thanks
I will not complain
I will fill the atmospheres with the praises of my God
Wherever I go, God goes.
Wherever I go, I change the equation.

We are the Church
We are filled with fire!
We are the servants of the living God
Jesus Christ is King!
Jesus Christ is Lord!

Amen sister and brothers!

Rejoicing and praising God in the midst of all trials and circumstances is the greatest benefit to the christian!

This is the secret that Paul learn and all through the trials he went through...he still rejoiced in the Lord!

The joy of the Lord is your strength to carry on through all of life's adversities!

Jesus wanted our Joy to be full...the apostles wanted our joy to be full...so I say again rejoice in the Lord always!

John 15:11 (KJV)
11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

John 16:33 (KJV)
33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

John 16:24 (KJV)
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

Acts 2:28 (KJV)
28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Acts 13:52 (KJV)
52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

Acts 20:24 (KJV)
24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Romans 14:17 (KJV)
17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Romans 15:13 (KJV)
13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

1 John 1:4 (KJV)
4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

Just reading this refreshing thread makes me want to rejoice. I like Paul's prescription "Rejoice in the Lord always.” I know we all have been in some of the deepest valleys, I know losing a wife and a child as I have, is probably is the deepest and longest valleys a person could ever be in, but I have always found a way to rejoice in the valley. Like Paul said Rejoice Always, I take his prescription everyday, because people, even some Christians will find ways to try and steal your joy. Take Paul's advice, it works, it really does. Praise Jesus!

All creation cries Holy, Holy, Holy and we join in high praises to the God of our salvation Jesus Christ our Lord.
L

Praise the Lord brother Frank...

A beautiful rhyming Poetry of Praise to our wonderful Lord!

I love it Brother Frank..God Bless!

After years of walking in the 'joy of the Lord,' I finally looked up the word 'strength'. The joy of the Lord is our strength.

It is a fort, fortress, or a stronghold!

My experience has been that we tend to think of a stronghold as negative or evil (pulling down strongholds)but I have been asking the Lord to establish His righteous kingdom stronghold of joy over the churches and over our area.

Woohoo!

Rusty

by rufnrust
After years of walking in the 'joy of the Lord,' I finally looked up the word 'strength'. The joy of the Lord is our strength.

It is a fort, fortress, or a stronghold!

My experience has been that we tend to think of a stronghold as negative or evil (pulling down strongholds)but I have been asking the Lord to establish His righteous kingdom stronghold of joy over the churches and over our area.

At this time 163 views and 12 replies, Praise God for the 12 that Praised The Lord!

I find it totally amazing that when I get into the WORD, allow it to speak to me, knowing this is God's love letter to me - and all of mankind - I sense his pleasure! I see in it the nature of God, how He thinks, how he views humans and how he wants us to live. Following Him enhances Life but will also put you at odds with the enemy who will use others to pull you down away from God. God is totally amazing and when one understands this, allowing it to fill your entire being, there is total joy - world events that work to distract us loses it power.

God is just a wonderful God - no ifs or ands or buts about it!

Sandra

Amen sister Sandra...

I thought of another scripture where Jesus tells us to rejoice and be exceedingly glad....

Matthew 5:11-12 (KJV) 11 Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

For though the fig tree doesn't flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls:

yet I will rejoice in the LORD. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation.

The LORD, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer's feet, and enables me to go in high places. Amen.
Habakkuk 3:17-19

From James the apostle, a man of few words:

"13Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them
pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of
praise. 14Is anyone among you sick? Let them call
the elders of the church to pray over them and
anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord."

Bless the Lord, o my soul and all that is within me, bless His holy Name!

Father we rejoice in you- we thank you for every spiritual blessing in Christ. We thank you for the destiny that you have granted to us. We thank you and praise you for the security we have in you- the Strong Tower , the Hiding Place . We thank you for an awesome inheritance. We thank you for every gift of the Holy Spirit. We thank you for every Christ-like fruit of the Spirit. Father, we thank you that you have adopted us to yourself through Jesus Christ that we might be your children. We are not orphans and we are not strangers. We are fellow members of God’s house! We are fellow citizens with the saints of the City of Almighty God, and in Jesus’ name we put down any lie that would say otherwise. We are the head and we are not the tail. Because of what your Son did we are your children and we are not merely slaves. We will not squander the precious blood of Jesus or the great Holy Spirit poured out on us! We repent of giving the devil so much place and allowing him to make so much noise in our lives. We will begin to live and act like children of the Most High, and as subjects of the one true King. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Wow! Brother Todd, talk about setting me on fire, I had to put my asbestos suit on to read that, Praise The Lord!

I Will Rejoice - Don Moen

https://youtu.be/FEiQeSzU5Yo

I LOVE the Lord because he took PITY on me and showed me MERCY and GRACE in His Son JESUS CHRIST. Bless His Name Forever!

-Daniel

Blessings to everyone, I have enjoyed your posts!

Amen brother Frank! It made me think of this old hymn...

If you’re in the battle for the Lord and right,
Keep on the firing line;
If you win, my brother, surely you must fight,
Keep on the firing line;
There are many dangers that we all must face,
If we die still fighting it is no disgrace;
Cowards in the service will not find a place,
So keep on the firing line.

Refrain:
Oh, you must fight, be brave against all evil,
Never run, nor even lag behind;
If you would win for God and the right,
Just keep on the firing line.

God will only use the soldier He can trust,
Keep on the firing line;
If you’ll wear a crown then bear the cross you must,
Keep on the firing line.
Life is but to labor for the Master dear,
Help to banish evil and to spread good cheer;
Great you’ll be rewarded for your service here,
So keep on the firing line.

When we get to heaven, brother, we’ll be glad,
Keep on the firing line;
How we’ll praise the Savior for the call we had,
Keep on the firing line;
When we see the souls that we have helped to win,
Leading them to Jesus, from the paths of sin,
With a shout of welcome, we will all march in,
So keep on the firing line.

Amen brother Frank...I love Stand up, Stand up for Jesus
Ye Soldiers Of The Cross

I remember singing this song over 40 years ago in my growing up years in a Disciples Of Christ church out in the country before I was saved.

I was raised on a farm and my mom had us to go to church on Sunday mornings. I well remember after I got saved in 1983 that that song took on a whole new meaning.

Here is another one I heard during my childhood...

All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ Name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all!

Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race,
Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all!

Let every kindred, every tribe,
On this terrestrial ball,
To Him all majesty ascribe,
And crown Him Lord of all!

Oh, that with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song,
And crown Him Lord of all!

You know this verse speaks profoundly but I wonder about something.

Which is the easiest to deal with: opposition by friends, loved ones, acquaintances who claim to be Christians but will exhibit traits of the enemy and oppose you or those who do not claim to be Believers and they oppose you? Personally, I find it very hard to deal with so-called Believers who are working for the enemy - the enemy will get you to question whether maybe these people are right and you are wrong. To be this is the most difficult scenario to deal with.

Now, we full well know the opposition of unbelievers and expect it. But the other - I am finding it hard to rejoice but when I go to the WORD and absorb it these issues seem to fade until a day or two later...

You made a good point, rbanks, one we need to be reminded about.

Sandra

Sister Sandra, First of all I have appreciated your love for the Lord and the wisdom God has given you...that I have seen in your posts on SI over the years.

I also would like to make it known that I am not pleased with the way I have handled every situation that I have disagreed with over the years on SI. I have not posted with kindness and love toward everyone that I didn’t agree totally with what they had posted. So I would like to say to you, brother Frank and others that I am sorry. I hope and pray that any future posts that I post that I will consider how it would sound to me and how it would sound if I was talking to the person face to face.

I have not done my best in posting because I have dealt with many people over the years as a Pastor that I have had to deal with situations that I have had to learn to show love and kindness in some very tough situations. I have been hurt and have had to forgive quickly before it made me hold a grudge. I have had people turn against me for not seeing eye to eye with them on everything. I have learned to smile, hug and show love to people who I knew that they were working against me. This is the most difficult because they are suppose to be your brothers and sisters who love you.
A lot of this happens in people who have never embraced the cross and have not denied themselves in order for Christ love to develope in their lives. They are not spiritual but carnal Christians. They have envy and strife within their carnal nature because they have not put on the Lord Jesus Christ. It is difficult for a spiritual Christian to fellowship and show love to carnal worldly people because they don’t like spiritual Christians. The flesh and the spiritual is a war against the other. The spiritual man must pray and forbear with the carnal until they become spiritual. Until they become spiritual there will not be any way to have true fellowship. We must turn to the Lord for help and grace to endure those who try and harm us in our spiritual walk with God. May God give us wisdom to not commit ourselves to those who are not truly spiritual. We need the spirit of discernment. May God help us not to cast out pearl before swine nor to give that which is Holy to the the dogs.

God bless you sister Sandra!

Blessings to all...rbanks

Thank you brother Frank...

I have enjoyed your posts over the years and appreciate your love for the body of Christ.

I have learn so much on SI about other believers and their perspective on the things we all face. I hope to learn to communicate even better in writing to others showing the Love of Christ in all my posting!

Blessings to all...rbanks

What an awesome way to start the day!

Simply had to repost this great hymn....

All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ Name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all!

Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race,
Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all!

Let every kindred, every tribe,
On this terrestrial ball,
To Him all majesty ascribe,
And crown Him Lord of all!

Oh, that with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song,
And crown Him Lord of all!

Thank you for starting this thread...

Well....rbanks, I appreciate your apology and forgive you but I have no memory of you being obnoxious or any thing of the like on SI to me. I am well aware of the limitations of communications via the printed word.

QUOTE:

"They have envy and strife within their carnal nature because they have not put on the Lord Jesus Christ. It is difficult for a spiritual Christian to fellowship and show love to carnal worldly people because they don’t like spiritual Christians. The flesh and the spiritual is a war against the other."

True. Your entire post is spot on. Thanks for sharing- for once I am seeing someone else who knows what I am talking about. And the warning about casting pearls before swine...

God bless.

Sandra

Sandra wrote:
"Which is the easiest to deal with: opposition by friends, loved ones, acquaintances who claim to be Christians but will exhibit traits of the enemy and oppose you or those who do not claim to be Believers and they oppose you?”

Can you give an example of the opposition from fellow believers?

Blessings to you sister Sandra...

Brother Todd, I’m thinking she is talking about opposition of jealousy, hatred, envy and strife that is a fleshly attitude toward a spiritual child of God. There are people who say they are Christians...that they are believers but they are still dominated by their flesh because they have not surrendered to the cross of self denial so that the love of the Holy Spirit can fill them and motivate them to produce the fruit of the Spirit.

rbanks,

Perhaps I should share where I am coming from - it may help someone else and others to understand.

The fact that I am a Believer in Jesus Christ is only by the mercy of God - TOTALLY.

I was raised in a home with a godly father who was married to a religious wife but was not a Christian. She was abusive to dad and me, not physically or sexually but verbally. She was critical of everyone, picked on dad and me terribly. I grew up with a lot of fear, not love by her. Fortunately, I had dad, a preacher grandfather and a (preacher) uncle who took special interest in me. They loved me in ways that was unusual - so much that as a young girl I was sure all preachers must be wonderful people!

The conflict in our home was so bad I had to fight suicidal thoughts - it was not funny. It is ONLY by the mercy of God that I am still among the living.

My mother is a narcissist and today is delusional. I have tried to be reconciled with her and I am met with a rage and an anger you do not want to see but she is very careful who sees this side of her. My siblings have never seen her rage as I have. Preachers have tried to work with her to no avail. In the meantime, she is just as sweet to others as she can be but there are times when her anger seeps through.

(I think a case can be made that unconfessed sin will lead one to become delusional. Hence it is very important for mental, spiritual health to confess your sin, get it under the blood ASAP so you can be redeemed.)

This is the story of my childhood and to a lesser extent still so when I talk about hypocrisy, I was raised in it and know first hand what it looks like and how it effects others.

Today mom is 91 YO and I am still waiting for the LORD to work his work of redemption in her heart. We know there is unconfessed sins....

So if the Holy Spirit ever leads to pray for me, please do so.

Thanks for listening and God bless.

Sandra

Praise The Lord! I woke up this morning, I Am Blessed!

Mr Bill,

Just think how blessed we will be to wake up in a new, glorified body and see our Saviour face to face!!

...but...in the meantime I share your joy :)

Sandra- thanks for the explanation. Very sad. I will pray for you and your mom.

Thanks, Todd.

You know what? Eighteen months ago mom thought she was dying and she was making confessions to me for the way she mistreated me. I was delighted with this turn of events, praising the LORD! But she did not die. She recovered and now is worse then ever before.

When I hear of deathbed confessions I take pause. Are they really interested in being reconciled or just interested in escaping hell?

I am still very concerned about mom as are my siblings. Thanks for praying.

Sandra

Thanks for sharing Sister Sandra...

Wow...sad to hear but will pray...

Genuine repentance has to be granted by God to a heart that is truly sorry toward God...that is godly sorrow works repentance not to be repented of.

I’ve seen to often how the flesh will feign a change from seemingly to be sorry but when things get better it goes right back to it’s self centered way.

I hope somehow she will come to a godly sorrow that will bring fruit...

I pray also that God will strengthen you to endure with the love of God being poured into your heart by the Holy Spirit...

Thanking God for His love to be shed abroad in our hearts during times of difficult trials and circumstances.

Sometimes we just need to shout and rejoice in the Holy Ghost because He is with us and strengthens us through praise....We belong to Him and He is always with us to do us good!!

Blessings to you sister!

Quote:

"Genuine repentance has to be granted by God to a heart that is truly sorry toward God...that is godly sorrow works repentance not to be repented of.

I’ve seen to often how the flesh will feign a change from seemingly to be sorry but when things get better it goes right back to it’s self centered way."

Good to hear someone else affirm what I have seen.

Thank-you so much for sharing your insights on this issue. I rarely talk about it because when I do all I get are blank looks and so feel no urgency to explain further because they can't fix it either.

God still made the birds and the flowers beautiful and I can revel in that beauty because God is a wonderful creator. Just awesome. And He loves me still!

You know what God does? He allows me to experience vexing things in everyday living and then intervenes on my behalf! Like finding misplaced keys that ended up a ways beside the road....! Then I wonder why do I allow unrepentant persons to distract me from God?

God bless.

Sandra

I want to praise God for His son, Jesus Christ, and for the Holy Ghost. I want to praise Him for a sound mind. The Scripture says we can be overcomers by the blood of the lamb and the words of our testimony and by not loving our lives. Unto death. I thank God that He had made His people victorious. I thank Him for the Word of God, which is unchanging. When a problem arises in my life I can go to the Word of God for a solution and 20 years from now(Lord willing) when I have another need or trial I am facing I can go to the same Word and it will have the same answer. People will change, seasons will change, but God and His Word will not and for this I praise Him.

"Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit: we cannot flower and grow without it."
-Jess Lair

QUOTE:
""Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit: we cannot flower and grow without it."
-Jess Lair

It is totally amazing what praise will to to the giver and the recipient! I suspect the devil does not appreciate it at all when it is directed towards God and his saints.

Sandra

God has filled me with his Spirit…the same power that raised Jesus from the dead....Praise The Lord!

Amen, brother Bill.

Zech. 4:6 - 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts.

Ten Thousand Reasons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDGE_lRI0E

Endless Hallelujah:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtzAciGlgKE

Who You Are:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtHsJOctqWk

Ps. 100:4-5 ”“
Enter His gates with thanksgiving
And His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
For the LORD is good;
His lovingkindness is everlasting
And His faithfulness to all generations.

https://youtu.be/dNzIgn2ZZsk

Sanctuary
Chris Rodriguez

Seems I left the innocence of Eden long ago
Tempted by my heart to go it on my own
Beyond the garden, somehow through the desert
Of my wanderings alone, You have never let me go

I turn from You and still You cover me
I fall so far, You find me in the deep
Anywhere I am, anywhere I am
You sanctuary me

I have felt the separation deep within my bones
Brought me to my knees, crying out for hope
Beyond the garden, somehow through my tears
You heard the words I could not speak, You were there to rescue me

I turn from You and still You cover me
I fall so far, You find me in the deep
I lose my way, You're reaching out to me
Anywhere I am, anywhere I am, You sanctuary me

I turn from You and still You cover me
I fall so far, You find me in the deep
I lose my way, You're reaching out to me
Anywhere I am, anywhere I am, You sanctuary me

Praise The Lord! I woke up again today, what an awesome God we serve. Thank You Jesus!

Psalm 148

1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

5 Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.

6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:

10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:

12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

13 Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him.

Praise ye the Lord.

Psalm 149

1 Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.

2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;

7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;

8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints.

Praise ye the Lord.