Worship First
“And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.” (Exodus 15:20-21)
Today’s Morsel: When the children of Israel were delivered of their enemies, their first act was to worship God. This set in motion a new way of fighting for them. They realized that God’s word was true and that He would fight their battles for them, and so their actions must be to praise Him in advance for the outcome. After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked God who should go up first and lead them? And His reply was that Judah shall go up first. Judah means praise. When King Jehoshaphat found himself outnumbered by his enemies, he prayed to God. And after hearing from God that the battle was not theirs but His, he sent the praisers out first before his army. Our worship and praise show God that we are trusting in Him and not in ourselves and others to fight our battles for us. As Paul said: “(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)”(2 Corinthians 10:4) Worship and praise are some of those non-carnal weapons that are in our arsenal that we can use to bring down strongholds in our lives and deliver us from the fear and attacks of our enemies.
Sing: Whoso offereth praise glorify Me. Whoso offereth praise glorify Me. And to him that ordereth his conversation aright, will I show the salvation of God.
Thought For Today: “Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.” (Psalms 50:23)
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