Cynde Layne Wilkerson
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. Psalm 47:1, 6-7

I love how the Lord wakes me in the morning with songs of praises unto Him. It is with much understanding that I am singing and rejoicing to the God of my salvation today. These verses are self explanatory to say the least and help us to remember that we should always give God praise. The clapping of hands and praising the Lord, along with the shouting unto God with the voice of triumph for being victorious; for overcoming, for the joys that come with knowing He has already taken care of something, or fixed something; for the things that He has done and is doing on our behalf. We can sing praise unto our God effectively, when you understand who God is. This is the joy I’m feeling in my spirit today!

I’m joyous and happy not only about who God is, but who He is to me and what He is doing in my life. How much He loves and cares for me and that alone is enough to lift my voice and shout! I thank Him for all His many wonderful blessings and for how He is working things out in the heavenlies just for me even when I don’t know or understand how He is working it out. Yet, I am excited as I anticipate His blessings and you can too! Make it personal.

We won’t always have an idea as to what God is doing for us but we must continue to believe and trust Him in all things because He loves us and He wants the very best for us. He is there for us and we have to praise Him as if it's everything that we have petitioned God for has already been done whether we see it or not, most likely, not. This is where we walk by faith and not by sight. His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts (Isaiah 55:8) but when we have an understanding of who God is and what He is capable of doing, we can then continue to sing praise Him in spite of what's going on around us. This is why I will yet praise Him, I will sing praises and shout loudly from the mountaintop with a voice of triumph! Can you hear me?

Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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