Praise Him!

Psalm 148
"Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the heights above.
Praise Him, all His angels, praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
Praise Him, sun and moon, praise Him, all you shining stars.
Praise Him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies.
Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for He commanded and they were created.
He set them in place for ever and ever;
He gave a decree that will never pass away.
Praise the LORD from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do His bidding,
you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,
wild animals and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
kings of all the earth and all nations,
you princes and all rulers on earth,
young men and maidens,
old men and children.
Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for His name alone is exalted;
His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
He has raised up for His people a horn,
the praise of all His saints...
Praise the LORD.


I usually don't write the whole psalm, but this one is just so good that you have to see, sing, pray the whole thing!

I love to walk early in the morning and it seems the whole earth is praising God. Even though I take an ipod with me at times, I usually turn it off because the sounds of the birds singing is better than any praise and worship song!

The winds rustles through the leaves of the trees. The wind is praising God.

The sunrise is breathtaking....the heavens are praising God.

The flowers are blooming to praise Him!

God is the Creator and all of nature praises Him just by existing and "doing" what it does....rain drizzling, stars shining, bunnies hopping, birds singing.

But, we are to open wide our mouths and PRAISE His Holy Name!

Praise You, Lord! You are awesome! You are majestic. You are beautiful. The heavens declare Your glory....the work of Your hands. You are awesome and breathtaking, LORD! We praise You!

This picture was taken early one morning when I was walking at my church. I live just a block away and we have this beautiful rugged cross at our pond. I had decided to walk to the cross to pray that morning. The sky was so BREATHTAKING that I had to run home and get my camera!

Please head over to the Cafe, the new home of Word-Filled Wednesday! I know there will be lots of great inspiration (and praise) over there!

I adore You

Glory to You, Gracious Lord! To Your Glory! Hallelujah! I adore You. I give You all adoration and praise. Lord, You are magnificent........beautiful.........I adore You.

All adoration and praise and worship belong to You! To Your Glory! I give You my all, all my adoration. I worship You!

Glorious Lord... You are wrapped in splendor and majesty! The heavens declare Your praise! Holy is our God Almighty....Holy is His Name alone........

Holy, holy, holy......awesome God! Praise You. I lay my life before You. Praise You! Burnt offerings You do not desire....it is our hearts that You desire...our worship.

It is You we adore. Breathe down on us, Precious God. Shine Your beautiful Light on us. We worship You. Only you. All our adoration to our Lord.

Fill me again, Lord!

Lord, I love You. I seek You. I surrender to You. Again, Lord, I have struggled with staying near to You. It is not You, but ME!!!! I recently read my friend's post from "A Planting of the Lord" where she described her devotion time as "Drive Thru Devotions." Oh, how that has described me the past several weeks.....trying to do to much, not waking up early enough to have that quality block of time, but instead snacking on You, trying to fill up on You in a hurry.....Oh, Lord, it doesn't work that way, does it?

Father, forgive me. I was reading in Chronicles this morning. Solomon's son, King Rehoboam becomes strong in his own eyes, forgetting that his strength comes from You.

"He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord."

Oh, boy. That one hit me. I want to continue to seek You, Lord with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind, and all my strength. I do NOT want to depend on my own strength or live like I am strong in Tracy. Lord, I need You. I love You. I have missed You. I miss our time together. I miss the lessons You teach me when I give You the time to work....when I give the Holy Spirit time to work in my spirit. Oh, how foolish I have been. Lord, I love You. I seek You. You are life. Jesus, when You say, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life," it is so true! My life is empty without Your Presence filling me.......Jesus I love You. I need You. I humble myself and cry out for more of You, Lord. I ask for a fresh filling of You.

Lord, I give You this blog. I ask Lord that You make it Your own. I don't ever want to write to bring myself "glory" or to "impress" others or actually to write FOR anyone but You, Lord. I struggle at times with looking to others to fill me with what I need- Lord, why haven't I learned this lesson by now?????? It is not the praise of man that satisfies me- it is only Your sweet Spirit that satisfies. Lord, may this blog bring YOU glory. May it encourage hearts as it points NOT to the wisdom of Tracy, but to the wisdom of the Almighty God. May I encourage others to NOT seek their own strength, but YOUR strength. Lord, I am nothing without You. May I be so transparent that anyone who reads this blog will see that and seek YOU. Lord, You are Life. You are the only Life worth living! You are glorious. You are awesome. You are amazing. You are precious.

I was singing the song, "Mighty to Save" by Hillsong this morning. I want to make it a prayer today!

"Lord, take me as You find me- all my fears and failures. Fill my life again. I give my life to follow. Everything I believe in....now I surrender."

Lord, I surrender all to You. Fill my life again. Fill me again. "Fill me to the measure of all the fullness of Christ." Lord, may the world NOT see me, but You. May You shine so brightly in me that it is a reflection of Your beauty.....a display of Your splendor. Oh, my precious Lord, how I long to be a display of YOUR splendor. How I need You. How I love You. Praise You, Lord.

"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord
has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind
up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from
darkness for the the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the
day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who
grieve in Zion- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of
gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of
despair.

They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of
the Lord for the display of His splendor.

Father God, I love You. I praise You. You are my life. Thank You for loving me so much. Thank You for continuing to whisper to me, to woo me back to You. I desire You. I seek You. I want more of You. Thank You that when "I draw near to You, You will draw near to me." Thank You, Lord. Jesus, Precious Savior, Alpha and Omega, Beginning and End, Mighty One, Beautiful One, I love You. I praise You. I worship You. It is in Your sweet Name that I pray. I pray for all those who are reading this blog. Bless them Lord. Fill them with a desire to know You more, to love You more, to seek You. Holy Lord, I pray that You would sanctify my words, sanctify this blog for You, and sanctify the Internet. Lord, I pray for all of those who are "out there" right now- blogging, "surfing", chatting.....may they find You, Lord. No matter what they are looking for, whatever they are "googling", searching for, may they find You. In Jesus' precious name I pray. Amen.

Worship Him!

Worship the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!

"Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.

How awesome is the LORD most High, the great King over all the earth!

He subdued nations under us , peoples under our feet. He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loved....

Sing praises to our King, sing praises.

For God is the King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise.

God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne." Psalm 47

"Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare...

I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart........

I speak of your faithfulness and salvation. I do not conceal your love or truth from the great assembly....

Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD; may your love and your truth always protect me....

May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say, "The Lord be exalted!" -Psalm 40

"By day the LORD directs His love, at night His song is with me- a prayer to the God of my life." -Psalm 42

"He tends His flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young.

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, or with the breadth of His hand marked off the heavens?

Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the the scales and the hills in a balance?

Who understands the mind of the LORD, or instructed Him as His councelor?

Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him knowledge or showed Him the path of understanding?

....To whom will you compare God?

....Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded?

He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers.

He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in....

"To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One.

Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:

Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

.....Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." -Isaiah 40

"Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for true and just are His judgements....Praise our God, all you His servants, you who fear Him, great and small!

....Holy, holy, holy is the LORD God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."

-Revelation

Lord, you are indeed most worthy of our praise! Lord, you alone deserve glory, honor, and praise! LORD, we bow down and worship you. Praise you!