JANUARY 13
Psalm 9:1, “I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.”
To worship God is to acknowledge Him for who he is and what he does. At the heart of worship is spirit-filled awareness of the truth of both his glorious nature and his wonderful deeds. The psalmist set out to recount such deeds, reminding himself of how God had worked to defeat his enemies, rebuke the nations, rightly judge the world, and provide a stronghold for the oppressed.
What about you? Can you even now recount the wonderful deeds of the Lord? Everyone who’s been born again has at least one miraculous work of God to remember. Can you recall the countless times since that God has worked in your life? How he responded to your prayers? How he intervened to bring good out of some bad situation? How he did something beyond anything you had asked for or thought possible (Ephesians 3:20)?
If you struggle to find some wonderful deeds in your own life, take time to consider all the wonderful deeds recorded in your Bible. From cover to cover you’ll find examples of how God worked mightily to save in countless ways. He is even now at work in the lives of your friends. Lend a listening ear as they share of how God has worked in their own lives. In heaven we’ll enjoin ourselves to a mighty choir that will sing praise to God for all He’s done (Revelation 5:6-14). For now, we’ve got choir practice!
Worship is acknowledging God for who he is and what he does!
Application questions: There’s no more wonderful deed, in a personal sense, that the work God did in saving you from your sins. How much thought do you give to what God has done for you in that? What are some other wonderful deeds God has done for you in your life? Take time to thank him in prayer.
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