[The Mayor]

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Sweet Praise
September 30, 2010

Several years ago, my husband helped to lead a work crew of high school students on a short-term missions trip to a Christian school in an urban community. Unfortunately, Tom had broken his foot shortly before the trip and was supervising the work from a wheelchair. He was discouraged because he wasn’t able to get around as he had hoped.

While he was working on the ground floor, a few of the girls were painting on the third floor. He could hear them singing praise choruses in harmony as their voices echoed down the wide-open staircases. Song after song ministered to him. “It was the most beautiful sound I’d ever heard,” he told me later. “And it lifted my spirits.”

Colossians 3 reminds us, “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord” (v.16). Not only were those teenage girls giving sweet praise to God, they were ministering to a co-worker.

Whatever you’re doing today, cultivate an attitude of praise. Whether it is through song or conversation, let your joy in the Lord reverberate to others. You never know who you might encourage.

Our words of praise and songs of joy
Can be a welcomed gift
To those who need encouragement—
Whose spirits need a lift. —Sper

Hope can be ignited by a spark of encouragement.

Read: Colossians 3:12-17

Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly . . . singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. —Colossians 3:16

Bible in a year:
Isaiah 9-10; Ephesians 3

[pollywog]

Good Morning Mayor. What a great thought today. When we praise God, it does have a lasting impact on others.

I have a dear friend who lives in Newfoundland. Even through this terrible hurricane disaster, and being without water, her praises to God were so impressive on my heart.

[JustAmy]

Happy Thursday, Rus.

Thank you for sharing the ODB message again this morning.

Have a beautiful Thursday.

[geologist]

Thank you for this devotional today ...

Phillippians 4:8

“Finally, brethren,

whatsoever things are true,

whatsoever things are honest

whatsoever things are just,

whatsoever things are pure,

whatsoever things are lovely,

whatsoever things are of good report;

if there be any virtue,

and if there be any praise,

think on these things.” ...
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THIS IS ANOTHER WONDERFUL SCRIPTURE ... THAT IF WE DID AS IT SAYS ... ... it WILL change our life.

“Pray without ceasing,” think on these things”,”in all things give thanks”,

Philippians 4:13 (King James Version)

“13.I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
...

How wonderful are the promises of God!