Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
I Peter 1:7-8
Yesterday was such a refreshing, revitalizing, and uplifting morning. I love how the Lord shows Himself faithful to us. On the way to church, I began praying “Lord, I need your glory, Lord, we need your glory, send us your glory, let your glory fill our temple. Let the Spirit reign and rain on us today, along with some other requests as I was driving. I am reminded of how Paul told the Philippians, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” So I let my requests known unto the Lord before arriving to service.
During the prayer before service with the choir, the evangelist prayed and repeated my requests verbatim, which confirmed that the Lord had heard the cry of our hearts. Not only did He hear our prayers but He allowed His glory to overtake us. It reminded me of the Old Testament days when the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God. The Pastor did give the scripture (Ps 51) and began asking the Lord to wash us and fill us. Honestly, that is all I remember. It was some crazy praise in His house yesterday as the glory of the Lord filled the temple. Yeah, it was like that!
Peter writes this letter to give us a divine perspective on our trials with the intent of letting us know that we must have the proper response to our suffering. He lets us know that persecution can either cause growth or cause bitterness. Our response determines our outcome or our result. We ought to rejoice regardless of our trials, understanding that it is the test or the trial of our faith and though it be tried by fire, it might be found unto the praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Christ (verse 7). When you understand this, you can rejoice greatly, the scripture said!
We can have unspeakable joy presently, right now in the midst of and in spite of our trials. God is counting on us. We can rejoice in that fact and that it will bring glory to His name. Sometimes it’s going to take come crazy praise just to make it through our trials, our situations, and our circumstances. So go ahead and praise your way through your trials! Then after you have made it through the trial, your soul will look back and wonder, how did I get over! Then, well I can only speak for me, I know my praise is about to get even crazier! Especially, when I think about all that He is doing for me, how He is equipping and strengthening me for His glory! Not to mention, it is for my good and knowing that there is purpose behind the pain (I Peter 4:12)!
Have a crazy praise day!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
I Peter 1:7-8
Yesterday was such a refreshing, revitalizing, and uplifting morning. I love how the Lord shows Himself faithful to us. On the way to church, I began praying “Lord, I need your glory, Lord, we need your glory, send us your glory, let your glory fill our temple. Let the Spirit reign and rain on us today, along with some other requests as I was driving. I am reminded of how Paul told the Philippians, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” So I let my requests known unto the Lord before arriving to service.
During the prayer before service with the choir, the evangelist prayed and repeated my requests verbatim, which confirmed that the Lord had heard the cry of our hearts. Not only did He hear our prayers but He allowed His glory to overtake us. It reminded me of the Old Testament days when the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God. The Pastor did give the scripture (Ps 51) and began asking the Lord to wash us and fill us. Honestly, that is all I remember. It was some crazy praise in His house yesterday as the glory of the Lord filled the temple. Yeah, it was like that!
Peter writes this letter to give us a divine perspective on our trials with the intent of letting us know that we must have the proper response to our suffering. He lets us know that persecution can either cause growth or cause bitterness. Our response determines our outcome or our result. We ought to rejoice regardless of our trials, understanding that it is the test or the trial of our faith and though it be tried by fire, it might be found unto the praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Christ (verse 7). When you understand this, you can rejoice greatly, the scripture said!
We can have unspeakable joy presently, right now in the midst of and in spite of our trials. God is counting on us. We can rejoice in that fact and that it will bring glory to His name. Sometimes it’s going to take come crazy praise just to make it through our trials, our situations, and our circumstances. So go ahead and praise your way through your trials! Then after you have made it through the trial, your soul will look back and wonder, how did I get over! Then, well I can only speak for me, I know my praise is about to get even crazier! Especially, when I think about all that He is doing for me, how He is equipping and strengthening me for His glory! Not to mention, it is for my good and knowing that there is purpose behind the pain (I Peter 4:12)!
Have a crazy praise day!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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