It is an unnatural act to praise God. The world, instead, finds reasons to doubt Him, blame Him and ignore Him. But into His people, the Lord places His Spirit, which overcomes the flesh's desire to be its own God.
Psalm 97:8-9 [NKJV]
Zion hears and is glad,
And the daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments, O LORD.
For You, LORD, are most high above all the earth;
You are exalted far above all gods.
Notice that the second stanza (verse 9) starts with, "For You, LORD." It explains why Zion (God's chosen people... in other words, believers) rejoice: because the LORD is exalted. The worldly man never celebrates because someone is exalted above him; he may accept the fact of such a situation, but he won't be overjoyed by it.
The man filled with the Holy Spirit, however, is thankful beyond measure for God's sovereignty. So let us take time today to remember who it is that we worship, yielding to the Spirit's fervent desire to sing and shout praises to the Almighty LORD, the King of kings and Lord of lords!
Be encouraged,
Jose
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