Dear Friends,
We have ended our third series
of weekday topical devotion
on Praising God thro Hymns
following two earlier series on
Adoring God thro Thanksgiving
& Knowing God thro His Names.
Praising God is the key reason for
our existence for we were made
to worship Him! And hymns with
their meaningful lyrics are great
means to give due glory to God!!
Hope that the backgrounder and
the scripture inspiring the hymns
have enhanced your emotional
understanding of the hymns;
and together with the application
prayers help raise your worship to
God to a higher level than before.
And beginning this week, we will
be meditating on a new series on
Imploring God thro His Promises.
We know the importance of prayer
in our lives. And there are so much
to pray about for ourselves and
for others: dreams, hopes & plans.
But often we are held up by our
own doubts: Does God really
care about this request of ours?
How valuable then it is to pray
back to God the very promises
found in His Word. When we
speak God’s very words back
to Him, we no longer wonder
if this is something God cares
about, for He brought it up
in the very first place.
Like the two previous series,
we will be systematically covering
God’s Promises through the Bible.
It’s important to note that many
of the promises in Scripture were
made to the nation of Israel –
God’s chosen people. As believers
we can claim the truth of many
of those promises even though
not directed specifically to us.
But we need to be mindful of the
Context of the specific portion of
Scripture & take that into account
as we take hold of God’s Promises.
And the backgrounder will give u
the Context behind each promise.
Secondly, we should also note
that praying God’s Promises is
not some kind of magic formula.
Although scripture tells us our
prayers are effective & have power,
we must always trust God to work
it in His Way and in His Time.
We must be patient, wait upon
the Lord and keep trusting that
His promises will come true!
Thirdly, as we pray God’s promises,
we must always remember that
the starting point is the nature
of God. In fact the very essence
of God’s character is in itself a
promise: The Lord is trustworthy
in all he promises and faithful
in all he does (Psa 145:13).
And God keeps every promise
forever (Psa 146:6).
Dear Lord, each time when You
reveal something of your nature,
you are promising us that you
will be true to that nature in any
circumstance. We look up to You
and praise U for Your Word says
Your are trustworthy and faithful
and that You keep every promise!
We know by promising and then
performing what U promised, you’ll
awaken in us expectation & desire
and find outlets in prayer of faith.
Praise you that your promises are
eternally rock solid. And that your
very nature and character stand
behind them. Grant us deeper
faith not only to merely believe
your Word but also to act on it.
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
Friends, pray that God’s Promises
in scripture will minister to yr soul.
And that we will experience the
blessings of a praying life. Amen.