Prayer: Father, I repent of not giving You the glory due Your name. I have fallen short in giving You the praise. May I establish this morning a heart of adoration and praise, worthy of Your name. Amen.
Reading: Psalm 96 key: 1-4
1 Sing to Adonai a new song!
Sing to Adonai, all the earth.
2 Sing to Adonai, bless His Name.
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
3 Declare His glory among the nations,
His marvelous deeds among all peoples.
4 For great is Adonai, and greatly to be praised.
He is to be feared above all gods.
Attention: Have you ever heard someone go on and on, singing the praises of a restaurant, or someone’s cooking, or their achievements? Have you ever been to a conference and before the guest speaker is announced, they are introduced with great embellishment?
There is one word which jumped off the page in Psalm 96. A word that is repeated three times and is not heard much in today’s language. It is the word, “ascribe.”
To ascribe means to regard or attribute a quality to a person or being. In this case, the psalmist is ascribing “splendor and majesty…strength and beauty,” … “to the glory of His name.” It is as though the psalmist cannot ascribe too many superlatives to the name of Adonai.
So, what had Adonai done for the psalmist to ascribe glory to His name? In this psalm, salvation is mentioned in vs. 2, His creative process in vs. 5, and “He is coming (vs. 13).”
What has Adonia done for you? Salvation should be sufficient for us to give Him praise and glory. Salvation is a miracle! Has He rescued you from fear, or death, or addictions? Has He performed the miracle of deliverance or healing for you or a loved one? Has He brought you through the past two years?
Give Him the glory today, which is due His name!
Action: I will give Adonai the glory He is due today.
Yield: Surrender is the act of giving glory to He who is Supreme.
Engage: Praise and glory activates Adonai.
Relationship: God is activated when we praise His name. Give Him glory!
Prayer: Father, thank You for inhabiting my praise and activating miracles when You are ascribed glory! May You be praised by all the nations for Your mighty works. Amen.
Memory Verse: Psalm 96: 9-10a
9 Bow down to Adonai in holy splendor.
Tremble before Him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations: “Adonai reigns!”
Music Video: Our God Reigns (worship video w/ lyrics)
Remember, “Abide in Yeshua, today!”