Thanksfulness, praise & worship

(Kiitollisuus, ylistys ja palvonta)

.. ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so they can worship me.”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭9‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

.. ’Näin sanoo Herra, heprealaisten Jumala: Päästä minun kansani palvelemaan minua.”
‭‭2. Mooseksen kirja‬ ‭9‬:‭13‬ ‭FINRK‬‬

  • Everything in us/around us is set in the right place, as we take our place before the Lord in worship.
  • Praise, thanksgiving, worship!
  • If nothing else works, praise!

“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭100‬:‭4‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Tulkaa hänen portteihinsa kiittäen, hänen esipihoihinsa ylistäen. Kiittäkää häntä, ylistäkää hänen nimeään,”
‭‭Psalmit‬ ‭100‬:‭4‬ ‭FINRK‬‬

  • Praise is something you can’t do quietly. It includes action and sound!
  • With a heart full of gratitude, we come praising the Lord, with singing and hands lifted high.

“I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭2‬:‭8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Minä tahdon siis, että miehet rukoilevat, joka paikassa kohottaen pyhät kädet ilman vihaa ja epäilystä;”
‭‭1. Timoteus‬ ‭2‬:‭8‬ ‭FINPR‬‬

In the Bible, whoever came to the Lord worshipping Him, always got what they asked for:

“Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭15‬:‭25‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Mutta nainen tuli, kumartui maahan hänen eteensä ja sanoi: ”Herra, auta minua!””
‭‭Matteus‬ ‭15‬:‭25‬ ‭FINRK‬‬

  • At the darkest hour, Paul and Silas praised God.

“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭16‬:‭25‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“Mutta keskiyön aikaan Paavali ja Silas olivat rukouksissa ja veisasivat ylistystä Jumalalle; ja vangit kuuntelivat heitä.”
‭‭Apt. teot‬ ‭16‬:‭25‬ ‭FINPR‬‬

  • Very soon, His church will take her place before the throne, in worship!

Let’s go to a new level in thanksgiving, praise and worship! Both in our personal life, and corporately as we come to praise God united!