devotion

John 4:24 God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in the Spirit and in truth. Reading back to get an understanding of what is happening, we see that Jesus is conversing with a Samaritan […]

Psalm 34:1 I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.  To extol means to praise enthusiastically. In the Bible we see extolling used to lift up, to […]

Hebrews 2:12 He says, “I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your praises.” This verse is a direct quote of Psalm 22:22. The Psalm is often […]

Psalm 69:30 I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. Psalm 69 is another one that starts as a lament and then shifts to thanksgiving. It is the laments in our […]

1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. This verse from 1 Corinthians is taken from a passage discussing the eating of […]

Psalm 33:2 Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten stringed lyre.  There is power in music. It evokes emotions within us and aids us in our worship experience. Music […]

Isaiah 25:1 Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.  Our Lord is truly an amazing God […]

Philippians 1:18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue […]

Psalm 35:9-10a Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and delight in his salvation. My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, Lord?” These two verses come after David pleads with God to […]

Luke 19:40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” This is one of those verses that makes me want to step up and praise God with all I […]

Psalm 22:22 I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise You.  Psalm 22 was written by David and starts out pretty bleak. But midway through we see a shift […]

Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Yesterday we mentioned this verse as we explored our response to God working in our lives. We spent time identifying opportunities we […]

Psalm 71:8 My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long. How often do you praise God? Think about that question honestly and assess your life. Reflect on yesterday and think […]

Daniel 2:20 …and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are His.” Today’s verse comes after God has granted Daniel the ability to interpret King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. […]

Psalm 95:1 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. We are now two weeks into our month of praise and worship and we […]