Sometimes it just jumps out at me from the Bible. Today, I found a message from our Lord in Psalm 47:
For God is King of all the earth; sing praise with all your skill. (verse 7)
We praise God by doing what He has designed us to do. All of creation does. Trees praise Him by leafing out each spring and providing shade in the summer, then becoming colorful in the fall, and losing their leaves as the sap drops in winter. Birds praise Him by singing. The sun and moon praise Him by rising and setting.
We praise Him with the skill He has designed in us. We each have one. A gift that He slowly develops in us the way a piano teacher trains a child prodigy to play his best.
Maybe it is patiently raising active children. Maybe it’s writing, like me. Maybe it is extending hospitality to others, or giving grace to the invisible in our society. Perhaps you are a super organizer, a motivator, or an empathizer. You are good with your hands, skilled with mechanical things, or can see inside people and help them see themselves.
Each time we use our individual skills, we glorify the Creator who provides them. True, we can try to claim the glory, but that will eventually lead to our downfall. Even then, God will be glorified when we are redeemed from self-centered sin and brought to repentance.
Never think you have nothing to contribute. Someone somewhere needs your skills. God made you for a purpose. Yield to Him and let Him bring out the best in you. Then praise Him with your life.
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Thank you for these encouraging words this morning, Julie. When we go through difficult times it’s so easy to listen to the whispers of the enemy of our soul…”I don’t amount to anything”…”God couldn’t love me”…”there’s nothing left for me.” All lies, whispered in first person singular, with a southern accent…unless you’re from the north then he speaks in whatever accent he knows will make you think these thoughts are from yourself and are true. And there are times when we all get caught in his trap–but we don’t have to stay there. God’s truth sets us free…and you spoke that truth this morning, dear friend. I WILL praise Him with my life.
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Thank you for your words of hope and encouragement for us all. Your sharing of your gifts heals wounded hearts and helps us find purpose in our lives.
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