Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse. Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe. Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD! Psalms 150:1-6
Sunday morning as I stood with the congregations that gathered for the worship services I was once again reminded of the power of praise. When God’s people praise Him there is the unleashing of spiritual power! When God’s people praise Him there is the overcoming of despair, defeat and doubt! When God’s people praise Him there is a connection with the angels of God who were made to praise! Praise puts us where we belong and God where He belongs in our lives.
How grateful I am for those who give of their talent and their time to lead us in praise! When you see those who are present and prepared for those moments of praise I trust that you are as grateful to God as I am for their sacrifice. There is no church in our area where you can hear that many talented and committed voices join together to present God’s message as here at NSBC.
THIS EVENING OUR HIGHER PRAISE CHOIR WILL BE FINISHING THEIR SECOND RECORDING. THEY NEED OUR PRAYER THAT THEIR VOICES WILL REMAIN STRONG AND THAT GOD WILL SPEAK THROUGH EVERY SONG SELECTED.
Sing the glory of His name; Make His praise glorious. Say to God, "How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You. All the earth will worship You, And will sing praises to You; They will sing praises to Your name.” Selah. Psalms 66:2-4
Take time to drop a note to our Music Ministry to let them know your appreciation for their work each week. Along with the regular demands of Sunday worship, they are already looking at the special Christmas music and how we will honor Christ at Christmas. God has blessed us with amazing choral and instrumental talent. The wonderful thing about our musicians is they not only love to sing but they LOVE THE LORD!
Now, how can you help them? Lift up the choir and musicians in prayer that God will use them and guide them as they lead in our services. Then...SING! Join in the praise with your face and voice! Be a part of our praise each Sunday. If you can’t sing...whistle! But do something to release your spirit in praise.
God, thank you for gifting and using the talents of your people! May we learn more about what praising you can do in all of our life. Please strengthen and guide those who lead us in praise. In the name of Your Son, Jesus. Amen
He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; many will see and fear and will trust in the LORD. Psalms 40:3
