In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. — Isaiah 12:4
Give praise to the Lord.
Tell the nations what He has done.
Proclaim that God's name is exalted.
Give praise to the Lord our God!
Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. — Psalm 68:4-5
Rejoicing before Him.
He rides on the clouds.
His name is God the Lord.
He is a father to those who have no father.
And a defender of widows.
He adopts the orphans into His family.
And He reigns over us in His holy dwelling.
Alive and well in heaven.
Extol Him!
Sing in praise of His name.
In God, whose word I praise — in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? — Psalm 56:4
And I love His Word.
Kirk and I trust in God.
And we are not afraid.
Kirk met with his cardiologist this week and discovered that his left ventrical is only working at 35%.
They will do an angiograph next week to determine next steps.
This is a scary time.
But we rejoice in God.
And we give Him the glory, whatever the outcome.
We pray for wisdom for Kirk's cardiologist and her team.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. — 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
And the God of all comfort.
Today we pray for our friend Bob in the ICU recovering from dehydration and the flu.
Lord, we ask for your healing touch on our friend.
Comfort His family.
And give his doctors wisdom to tackle this illness with just the right treatment.
Lord God, may your will be done in his life.
And may you receive the honor and the glory.
For you alone are worthy.
Happy Mother's Day to those moms blessed with that title.
God has ordained you to mentor and nourish your family.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. — 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
He is the Father of compassion.
The God of all comfort.
He comforts us in all our troubles.
So we can comfort those in any trouble.
We can comfort others with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. — Isaiah 25:1
He planned these things long ago.
And His plans are awesome.
You are my God.
I will exalt you and praise your name.
In perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things.
We had a fun time at the musical MJ last night.
Wonderful music from the Jackson 5, Soul Train, and Michael Jackson.
The music and dancing was so animated.
What a fun evening.
Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. — James 5:13
But today the sun came out and we walked outside to take my coworker to lunch for her birthday.
She turned 24, and was very excited for the occasion.
Her name is Joy, and she is extremely joyful.
So we were praying for those dealing with the aftermath of flooding streets and rain-soaked homes.
While we were rejoicing for birthdays, sun, and joy.
God is good; all the time.
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits — Psalm 103:1-2
He helps us through stressful times.
He hears and answers our prayers.
Yesterday I made a job offer to one of our writer candidates.
If she exceptes, I'll have just two positions still available.
My colleague also made an offer to her social media opening.
We said a prayer of thanks together for God's goodness.
Praise the Lord for His faithfulness.
And for His love.
Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago), — Luke 1:67-68
Praise be to our Lord!
He has redeemed us with the blood of His Son, Jesus.
He had opened the door of salvation to us.
Just as He promised through His prophets long ago.
At that time, people were skeptical, just as they are today.
But God always keeps His promises, and He fulfilled this one in His only Son.
Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. — 1 Chronicles 16:8
Proclaim His name to everyone.
Make known among the nations what He has done.
For us and for others.
The Lord is great and mighty.
We are thankful for all He has done.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. — Psalm 100:5
A time to give thanks to God for His love and care for us.
Our friends brought a cheese board and homemade bread.
And the flowers our neighbors sent us were beautiful.
It was a perfect day to eat outside.
And when the sun went down and it got cold, Kirk, lit the firepit.
So that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. — Phlippians 1:10-11
The fruit of righteousness through Christ.
So God will be given all the praise and glory.
Not to lift up Paul or me, but to glorify God.
So all my actions will be an offering of praise to Him.
A life dedicated to God's glory.
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. — Romans 15:7
And we can respect their viewpoint even when it's not ours.
Sometimes easier said than done.
Just as Jesus accepted me before I even knew Him.
So He gives me the power to accept others.
Through His Holy Spirit, I can show the love of Jesus to those who seem unlovable.
In order to bring praise to God the Father.
I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws. — Psalm 119:7
His laws are righteous.
I will praise Him.
I will learn of His laws. He will write them upon my heart.
And I will praise God.
My friend moved to Texas and gave us her plumeria.
Kirk planted it and it is thriving.
It was our first one to bloom this year.
I will praise God!
I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. — Psalm 138:2
His love will never fail me.
He is faithful beyond imagination.
God has exalted his solemn decree.
I will bow down and worship Him in His holy temple.
This is one of the beautiful cathedrals we got to sing in during our choir tour of Spain.
Capila de Santa Tecla in Catedral de Burgos.
Awe-inspiring!
Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. — Psalm 68:4-5
Rejoice in His name.
Sing praise to his name.
Extol him.
God is a father to the fatherless.
A defender of widows.
He is in His holy dwelling.
And He loves us all.
In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? — Psalm 56:4
He is omipotent and the Creator of all things.
I trust in Him.
Therefore, I am not afraid.
No matter what mortals can do, God is all-powerful.
He takes good care of me.
Last week, we had a photographer come to our company to take photos of our executives.
They had time left, so everyone on my team got headshots taken, too.
They did a great job making us look good.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. — 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
One of Kirk's former colleagues at Emerald Middle School passed away unexpectedly at 52.
Kirk attended his service on Saturday.
Don was still teaching just days before he died.
The Sunday before, one of our older church members passed away unexpectedly.
His widow was at church this past Sunday, worshipping and praising God.
As people who have lost loved ones, we are able to comfort those around us who are grieving.
And to celebrate the lives of those who have left us but who now live with Jesus.
Praise be to God the Father of Jesus.
He is the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.
The Lord comforts us in our troubles.
He gives us the opportunity to comfort others who are grieving or troubled.
We comfort them with the same comfort we've received from God.
Wonderful.
Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. — Isaiah 25:1
He is my God.
And my Lord — the Lord of my life.
I will exalt the Lord and praise His name.
In perfect faithfulness He has done wonderful things.
God is the Lord of today and of things planned long ago.
I will exalt Him throughout each day.
He is most worthy of praise!
