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How do we Worship the Lord?

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Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place. 
Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength.
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering,
and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 
Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice:
and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth. 
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.
Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord,
because he cometh to judge the earth.
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
1 Chronicles 16:27-34 (KJV)

This does not mean to worship Him in a beautiful church. It means to worship Him in the beauty of holiness, all that He is in His person. Most of us don’t even know what it is to worship God. (Myself included.) How wonderful He is! All the earth is called to worship the Lord. We must worship him in the beauty of holiness, as God in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself. Glorious things are said of Him, both as motives to praise and matter of praise. We have been set apart by God, through the blood of Jesus. We accept Jesus as Savior, we have reason to celebrate. Nature itself cries out in praise to the Creator in all its splendor and glory given by God, how much more should we cry out in praises and holy worship to Him for how and what He has blessed us. We worship Him because He is holy. It is His holiness that causes us to worship and praise Him. It is not where but how you worship Him that is important.

psalm 96-6

  From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same
the Lord’S name is to be praised.
The Lord is high above all nations,
and his glory above the heavens.
Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,
Who humbleth himself
to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
Psalms 113:3-6 (KJV)

There are many things to be said about worship. This has just been one aspect of worship that has been on my heart. We worship the Lord because He is holy.

Lord bless you. His grace is abundant and His hope unending.

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Wait…Courage…VICTORY

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Psalms 27:13-14 (NKJV) 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. 14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

WAITING....Photo by Candy Clonts

WAITING….Photo by Candy Clonts

I trust as you are waiting on the Lord today you find courage and strength. This is the Lord’s desire for you. Wait on Him.

Wait means to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figurtaive) to expect :- gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon). (Strong’s Greek & Hebrew Dictionary)

Courage is to fasten upon; hence to seize, be strong (figurative courageous, causative strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), to bind, restrain, conquer (Strong’s Greek & Hebrew Dictionary) Binding together is part of this meaning also….Wow! Only by getting with Jesus are we able to be conquerors. It takes courage to be conqueror over life’s challenges.

Strengthen is to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage) :- confirm, be courageous (of good courage, stedfastly minded, strong, stronger), establish, fortify, increase, prevail, strengthen (self), make strong. (Strong’s Greek & Hebrew Dictionary) All of these tie so well together. It is for our benifit…our heart.

Heart, the heart; also used (figurative) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything (Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary) Did you get that last phrase, “the center of everything.” The Lord wants and desires to settle us to the very core of our being. 

When we wait patiently WITH the Lord, we bind together with Him. Our thoughts become like His and not our own fleshly thoughts, but His. Our desires and wants begin to change also. Our life will change to honor and glorify the Lord in what we do and say. Waiting is a transformation from our will to the will of God in us.

Waiting is a command in this verse. The Lord commands us to wait on Him. Why? So HE can give us courage and to strengthen us to enable us to do His will. Remember waiting is binding together with Jesus, we do NOT stand alone in our situations and circumstances of life. Jesus is always there. Wait with Him.

Waiting causes us to trust in the Lord, to hope in Him. If we don’t trust Him we will not be courageous, or strengthened in the inner man (2 Cor. 4:16), nor will we be conquerors in Christ (Rom. 8:37). Without hope we won’t have vision (Prov. 29:18). We will be defeated (1 Peter 5:8-10). Let us not be defeated Christians, but victorious Christians (1 Cor. 15:57-58).

Waiting = VICTORY!

Lord bless you until next time.

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Simply Perfect & Simple Elegance

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Simply Simple

Love & passions. We all have them. Here are a few of mine.

SIMPLY PERFECT is a line of bath products I have designed. SUGAR SCRUBS & BATH SALT. All good for you stuff. Proverbs 27:9 (AMP) Oil and perfume rejoice the heart;

SIMPLE ELEGANCE is simple unique jewelry from me to you. Isaiah 61:10 (AMP) I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

I enjoy creating and crafting things for others. But I love and am passionate about Jesus our Savior. His Word (the Bible), my husband, my kids, family, church/ministry, friends and people. I will also share a few of these other passions with you.

Jeremiah 31:3 (AMP) The Lord appeared from of old to me [Israel], saying, Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you.

I told you all that I would be doing a bath product and jewelry line I have designed. Here is the beginning of that.

I will post several things here at pinchofgrace but I will also be posting the products on Facebook at SIMPLY PERFECT & SIMPLE ELEGANCE. Come on over and check out what is happening. As always I look forward to hearing from you.

PLEASE REMEMER I AM JUST GETTING THIS STARTED. THANK YOU. :)

Lord bless you.