And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. Mark 12:30 NLT
Today’s focus: The awesome power of
Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6 NLT
But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. John 4:23 NLT
The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.” Isaiah 29:13 NIV
I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart. Psalm 138:1 NIV
The Benefits of Worship
1) Worshipping God
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again—my Savior and my God. Now I am deeply discouraged, but I will remember you. Psalm 42:5–6 NLT
To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. Isaiah 61:3 NLT
Worship takes my eyes off my
2) Worshipping God helps me
Surely righteous people are praising your name; the godly will live in your presence. Psalm 140:13 NLT
We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. Psalm 75:1 NLT
3) Worshipping God
I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving. Psalm 69:30 ESV
Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness. Psalm 145:3 NLT
4) Worshipping God helps me
Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things. Psalm 103:1–5 NLT
5) Worshipping God
After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the Lord and praising him for his holy splendor. 2 Chronicles 20:21 NLT
The Lord protects and defends me; I trust in him. He gives me help and makes me glad; I praise him with joyful songs. Psalm 28:7 GNT
6) Worshipping God
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, while the other prisoners listened. Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the jail to its foundations. The doors opened, and the chains fell from all the prisoners. Acts 16:25–26 CEV
[God] has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free. Luke 4:18 NLT
Memory Verse
I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart. Psalm 138:1 NIV
Next Steps
• I will develop the habit of worship as my first response when I face life’s challenges.
• I will develop the habit of making attending weekly worship a priority.
• I will develop the habit of worship through devotions as a part of my daily routine.