Air1's Verse of the Day for Mar 1, 2022

When You Don't Feel Like Praising

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I have to be honest, some days I don't feel like going to church at all. Some days I don't have it in me to lift my voice and praise the Lord. What I've learned is praise is not an emotion. Praise is not a feeling. Praise is a decision that I make.

In our verse today in Isaiah chapter 25 and verse 1, Isaiah says this: "O Lord, I will honor and praise Your name, for You are my God. You do such wonderful things. You planned them long ago and now You have accomplished them." This is Isaiah and he is making a decision to praise the Lord. One of the reasons he can do that is because he remembers. He says, "you planned them long ago and now you have accomplished them." He recalls and remembers how good God has been to him.

Giving God Your Whole Life

Maybe you are in that season where you're struggling to lift your voice. Maybe you're even struggling to go to church and praise with your brothers and sisters in Christ. Can I just encourage you? Out of all the times that I've gone to church and I didn't feel like going, I've never regretted it. Here's why.

Something happens when we praise. Something happens when we take the attention off of ourselves and we say, "Lord, you're worthy, you're in control. You deserve my praise." We don't just give God lip service. Let's take it a step further, God actually wants our lives. He wants my thoughts. He wants my relationships, my money. He wants me to include Him in the decisions that I make. That's praise: giving God our whole lives.

Finding Reasons to Praise

In those moments where we're struggling to praise and we're thinking, "I don't know if I have a reason," can I just remind you today? If you have breath in your lungs, you have a reason to praise. If God has redeemed you and saved you, you have a reason to praise.

Maybe you need to go back, like Isaiah, and say "you planned them long ago and now you have accomplished them." It says "you do such wonderful things." Maybe you need to go back and remember the wonderful things that God has made, that God has done in your life.

A Personal Relationship

I want to end with this. What I love about this verse is he says, "you are my God." It's very personal. Isaiah has a history with God. The beautiful thing about that is when you and I have a personal relationship with God, when we have that history— I can remember some moments, even in my car, in my home where I've talked to the Lord and God has answered a prayer. When we have that history, it makes it easier to praise.

Maybe you're watching this and you're like, "I can't say that He's my God." The day of salvation is today, and my encouragement to you is to turn to the Lord today.

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They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about Your mighty works.

And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

But from there you will search again for the LORD your God. And if you search for Him with all your heart and soul, you will find Him.

The LORD is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in Him.

And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.

Acknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us, and we are His. We are His people, the sheep of His pasture.

Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.

Be still in the presence of the Lord , and wait patiently for Him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.

Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

All of Your works will thank You, LORD, and Your faithful followers will praise You.

For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts higher than your thoughts.

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.

Then Jesus said, “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest."

The LORD Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”

In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name.

Lord , there is no one like You! For You are great, and Your name is full of power.

I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

And the church is His body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with Himself.

So it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.

God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.

"Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are My disciples.”

Give thanks to Him who alone does mighty miracles. His faithful love endures forever.

Always be joyful. Never stop praying.

And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, He will certainly save us from God’s condemnation.

I took my troubles to the Lord ; I cried out to Him, and He answered my prayer.

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.

Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the LORD will be joyful.

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O Lord , do not abandon those who search for You.

Seek the Lord while you can find Him. Call on Him now while He is near.

Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything.

God will do this, for He is faithful to do what He says, and He has invited you into partnership with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.

For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!

Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.

“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today."

God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

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!

I will praise You, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things You have done.

Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD.

“Everyone who acknowledges Me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before My Father in heaven.

For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and His faithfulness continues to each generation.

For He will conceal me there when troubles come; He will hide me in His sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock.

For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

O God, we give glory to You all day long and constantly praise Your name.

Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’

Sing to the LORD; praise His name. Each day proclaim the good news that He saves.

Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered Himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.

No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

How kind the LORD is! How good He is! So merciful, this God of ours!

From His abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And My ways are far beyond anything you could imagine."

I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor and your wonderful miracles.

All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; He alone is God. Amen.

But mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore— the LORD above is mightier than these!

Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.

O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens.

Give to the LORD the glory He deserves! Bring your offering and come into His presence. Worship the LORD in all His holy splendor.

And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows.

For since the world began, no ear has heard and no eye has seen a God like You, who works for those who wait for Him!

I cling to You; Your strong right hand holds me securely.

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them sing joyful praises forever. Spread Your protection over them, that all who love Your name may be filled with joy.

And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty. ”

Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heaven!

Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice! Let the sea and everything in it shout His praise!

May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.

The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.

Praise Him for His mighty works; praise His unequaled greatness!

But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship Him that way.

For His unfailing love toward those who fear Him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.

“But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.

I will praise you forever, O God, for what you have done. I will trust in your good name in the presence of your faithful people.

For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.