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Gloria Copeland
“Rejoice in the Lord, O you [uncompromisingly] righteous [you
upright, in right standing with God]; for praise is becoming and appropriate
for those who are upright [in heart].” Psalm 33:1, The Amplified Bible
Praise.
According to the Word of God, that’s the most appropriate, becoming thing that
you as a believer can do.
Let me warn you
though, God’s idea of “appropriate” praise and your idea of appropriate praise
may well be two very different things.
The praise He
calls for is joyous and uninhibited. And, at times, it’s just plain loud!
If you don’t
believe it, look in the Bible and see the kind of praise that goes on in
heaven.
Read Isaiah 6
and find out how they act in the throne room. The seraphim shout in there until
the doorposts shake!
And when they
do, the glory of the Lord fills the house.
When you get to
heaven, you’re going to be praising like that too.
You’re going to
be leaping and praising God with every part of your being.
But don’t wait
until then to start. Begin now.
Decide today
that instead of praising God the way you like, you are going
to start doing it the way He likes.
Begin to
release those praises joyously, uninhibitedly.
Don’t wait
until you get to heaven to praise God with all your being.
Do it now. He
deserves it!
Scripture
Reading: Isaiah 6:1-8
Kenneth
Copeland Ministries' mission is
to minister the Word of Faith, by teaching believers who they are in Christ
Jesus; taking them from the milk of the Word to the meat, and from religion to
reality.
Isaiah 6:1-8 English Standard Version
(ESV)
Isaiah's Vision of the Lord
6 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw
the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train[a] of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him
stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and
with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one
called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of
hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory!” [b]
the whole earth is full of his glory!” [b]
4 And the foundations of
the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was
filled with smoke. 5 And I
said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and
I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen
the King, the Lord of
hosts!”
6 Then one of the seraphim
flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from
the altar. 7 And he touched my
mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away,
and your sin atoned for.”
Isaiah's Commission from the Lord
8 And I heard the voice of
the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said,
“Here I am! Send me.”
Footnotes:
a.
Isaiah 6:1 Or hem
b.
Isaiah 6:3 Or may his glory fill
the whole earth
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