Praise is what I do....

Psalm 95New King James Version (NKJV)

A Call to Worship and Obedience
95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
3 For the Lord is the great God,
And the great King above all gods.
4 In His hand are the deep places of the earth;
The heights of the hills are His also.
5 The sea is His, for He made it;
And His hands formed the dry land.
6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
7 For He is our God,
And we are the people of His pasture,
And the sheep of His hand.
Today, if you will hear His voice:
8 “Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion,[a]
As in the day of trial[b] in the wilderness,
9 When your fathers tested Me;
They tried Me, though they saw My work.
10 For forty years I was grieved with that generation,
And said, ‘It is a people who go astray in their hearts,
And they do not know My ways.’
11 So I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’”

We must worship God at all times. There is a song called, "Praise is what I do". The song writer pens what I think is the epitome of Jehovah Jirah' s desire for our worship.

Praise is what I do
When I want to be close to you
I lift my hands in praise
Praise is who I am
I will praise him while I can
I'll bless, him at, all times
And I vow to praise you
Through the good and the bad
I'll praise you
Whether happy or sad
I'll praise you
In all that I go through
Because praise is what I do
'Cause I owe it all to you

Praise is what I do
Even when I'm going through
I've learned to worship you
Know my circumstance
Doesn't even stand a chance
My praise outweighs the bad
And I vow to praise you
Through the good and the bad
I'll praise you
Rather happy or sad
I'll praise you
In all that I go through
Because praise is what I do
'Cause I owe it all to you

Praise is what I do
Is what I do

We must praise YahWeh in all we do, all the time. In other words, we should be in constant praise of the love, grace, mercy, joy, peace and forgiveness of the Lord. When we strive for this state of being,  this lifestyle, we by default reduce the amount of time we have to dwell on our problems in a negative light, idleness, and other things that drive wedges between us and God.

By no means am I saying this makes life easy-peasy. However, Scripture says: Psalm 27:1 "The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear"? This means that in nothing we go through in life, good bad or indifferent, are we alone. The Lord is with us always, until the end of time. Fear nothing, for victory is His. Thus, we should spend our time praising Him and not waddling in our problems, fears, struggles. Praise YahWeh all day and everyday . Amen

An Invitation to Abundant Life

Isaiah 55New King James Version (NKJV)An Invitation to Abundant Life

55 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;
And you who have no money,
Come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eatwhat is good,
And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
3 Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The sure mercies of David.
4 Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people,
A leader and commander for the people.
5 Surely you shall call a nation you do not know,
And nations who do not know you shall run to you,
Because of the Lord your God,
And the Holy One of Israel;
For He has glorified you.”

6 Seek the Lord while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

10 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

12 “For you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall break forth into singing before you,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;
And it shall be to the Lord for a name,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

I pray this passage of Scripture touches our hearts and redirects our path to help us Find God.  The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are the source of the living water that our souls need to be replenished. Seek Him and He will not fail you, He will bless you and come to you. He will meet you where you are in your life. Amen to the Word and His Living Water!