Untitled

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; Worship the LORD in the beauty and majesty of His holiness [as the creator and source of holiness]. (Psalm 29:2) We give Him glory through our worship and praise.

We give You praise, Lord, for You alone do things we cannot even comprehend. We give praise to Your glorious name forever! Father, the heavens You created declare Your glory. The skies proclaim the work of Your hands. We ascribe glory to God by thanking Him for His goodness, and believer's are thereby reminded that He is the source of all good things. God knows all of our thoughts, fears, joys, sorrows, and everything we will do and think in the future.

Psalm 139 speaks deeply to who God is and who we are, reminding us of the intimate and personal nature of God's involvement in, and the great value He places on, our lives. Praise of, appeal to, and wisdom to meditation on this God who knows all and who encompasses all. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!

How vast is the sum of them! (Psalm 139:17)

This means that for us God is near in Christ. In Christ God has come down to us, and has delivered us from all afflictions. Our very existence is a result of His nearness. We would not be a people for Him without His mighty saving deeds behind us. Being willing to give up everything that don't match God's best for your life—walking away from anything that is not pleasing to the Lord. It means making a daily decision to obey God's word and do what He says, rather than what the world says. A heart that's perfect and willing is one that's yielded to the word; sanctified, renewed and under the sway of the Spirit through the word. What great nation is there that has a God so near to it as the LORD our God [is to us] whenever we call on Him? Or what great nation has statutes and judgments so righteous (upright, just) as this whole law which I am placing before you today? (Deuteronomy 4:7-8)

Lord our God, grant that we may heed your commandments, that our peace may be like a river and our righteousness like the waves of the sea. Be with us through your Spirit, we pray. Speak with us and tell us what we need to hear so that we can understand what draws us always nearer to you. There is pride and sin in the wicked man's heart, in his mouth, and under his tongue

full of cursing and deceit and oppression.

O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,

And Your righteousness (salvation) to the upright in heart. (Psalm 36:10)

So how do we anchor our faith to God's power? Practice the presence of God daily. Sit with him, read his word, pray, and listen for his voice. This builds up a reserve of faith within you so that when difficulty comes, you'll look to God immediately because you've made it your habit. Expressing your appreciation for the goodness, mercies, severity, faithfulness, righteousness, and character of God, and in so doing stands in awe of the word of God. May the wisdom of God instruct us. May the word of God direct us. May the word of God strengthen us. May the word of God be our daily bread, daily light and daily strength. What is the vision of living faith? To make disciple's to bring all people into a growing relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. Growing leaders who are emotionally intelligent, having a clear purpose in life and who know God's call upon their lives. Sending them out to love with the heart of Christ and serve with the gifts of the Spirit.