He is Due a Tehillah Praise in the Midst of a Delay or Denial! -Praise is What I Do!
Tehillah= a spontaneous praise of worship
We live in a time of an overwhelming cause and effect belief system! Our greatest shout to God has become when the Promise has been fulfilled and the Prayer has been answered. Everyone knows what is on the horizon by how exuberant our praise has become after the perceived blessing has been manifested. Exhibit 1: When someone shares with the Congregation that they have been given a car or landed their dream job- the elation is thunderous! Three people walk down the aisle to surrender to Christ, does the applause surpass the aforementioned?
Do our souls rejoice at the fact of another soul being snatched from the grips of the Enemy and their address being positioned to be eternally changed from Hell to Heaven? When was the last time we broke out in spontaneous praise simply because of who God is? Not because of what He did or promised, but because He’s Wonderful, Majestic, Awesome, Holy, and Glorious!
Many have become enamored with Manifestation Prayers and Commanding the Spirit to move, but what if He does not? Hebrews 11:13 so beautifully reminds us…”All these died in faith [guided and sustained by it], without receiving the [tangible fulfillment of God’s] promises, only having seen (anticipated) them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.” -Amplified
Are we a people who predicates our level of praise to God based on what He does? That is the character of the world. You are no more celebrated than your last accomplishment. The inference is not about giving praise like they do handing out Participation Awards. God has been and will always be worthy of Tehillah!
Exhibit 2: being brought into evidence…When was the last time you sat and pondered about the Miracle of Salvation and the Gift that Repentance brings to an undeserved people? The idea of the Lord taking a heart full of evil and carnality and transforming it into one that longs to worship and please Him. The Sanctification Process alone should garner Spontaneous Praise. The exchange of what we gave Him in return for what He has given us is a Wonderment!
During a time where He already said would be worst than Noah & Lot, we cannot afford to miss our Shouting Moments! As the song was penned to remind us, “Praise is what I do, even when I’m going through, I vowed to worship You!” Let’s give Him what is do. The biggest flex for a Believer is for us to remain in a posture that does not become partial to Promises and selective in our memory of how deserving God is for praise to continue to be in our mouths.
Earth is simply a dress rehearsal for the curtain to open to the opportunity of an Eternal Tehillah to El Emunah…THE FAITHFUL GOD!
Divine Work & Pray:
Work: Jot down in your journal the Fruit of the Spirit and God’s expectations for us to manifest His Image in our lives. Do a study on the Word Tehillah; found the majority of times in the Book of Psalm.
Pray: Oh God, to the One who is the Lifter of my head. The One who is worthy of the praise. The One who captured a heart that now pants for you like the deer pants for the water. You mature our love and understanding for You. May our Spontaneous Praise be more about who You are than what you do for us. Develop us in our worship and keep us mindful that Praise is What we do in the abound and abased place. You deserve a continual worship. May we adorn you in what is due unto You! In Your Magnificent Name, Amen.
