Daily Word

He who praises and worships at all times, lives forever and ever.

Man was created to worship.

When worship dies, man dies.

Worship is the burning fire of love for the Lord, our Creator.

Without that fire we are just dust and will one day return to dust.

But if the fire of the Spirit burns in us with unquenchable flame, we are spiritual people and the fire of God's love will one day transform our mortal bodies of dust into the likeness of the immortal resurrection body of Jesus Christ.

When that fire burns powerfully in our hearts, all self-centeredness and self-absorption are consumed, and we become, instead, lovers of God rightly oriented toward Him.

The primary evidence of a right relationship with the Lord is the devotion of love to Him that breeds worship.

When we are born again, the song of praise is born in our innermost being: "He brought me

up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and He set my feet upon a rock making my

footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.” (Ps. 40:3-4)

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of worship and the streams of living water from our spirit always give rise to this song of praise to God.

Never allow that song to fall silent inside you, give it constant new nourishment through the Word of God, your personal prayer communion with the Lord and church fellowship.

Always keep Jesus before your inner gaze, and admiration and praise to Him will continually be in you.

Then people around you will be amazed that your face always shines, even when everyone else's is dark and gloomy: "Look to him and be radiant; do not let your faces be ashamed." (Ps. 34:5)