Day 23 | Halal, to Worship in Celebration
Psalm 113:1, “Praise the Lord. Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.” Praise the Lord! Shout Hallelujah! The word “hallelujah” comes from two root words in Hebrew, “halal,” which means, “to offer praise in celebration with shouts, joyful cheers, and outburst of spontaneous adoration!” And “jah,” which means, “God.” As…
Read MoreDay 24 | Todah, to Worship God with Thanksgiving
Psalm 50:14, “Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High.” Have you ever thought about all the things in your life you have to be thankful to God for? When was the last time you tried to “count” all your blessings? I will take the next few sentences to give you…
Read MoreDay 25 | Zamar, to Worship with Instruments
Psalm 57:7 (NASB), “My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!” Have you ever noticed how everyone loves music? Its like food, everyone likes it but it comes in many different flavors. For example, what is your favorite instrument? What is your favorite style of…
Read MoreDay 26 | Shabach, to Worship with Shouts of Praise
Psalm 117:1, “Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.” Bravo to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! Well done my God, your deeds are worthy of celebration! In the above psalm the first kind of praise mentioned is “halel,” which means to “celebrate,” and the second is shabach (extol),…
Read MoreDay 27 | Worshipping the Father
Philippians 2:11, “… and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” God’s nature is composed of three separate co-eternal persons that share the same divine substance known as the tri-unity or trinity. God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. There are not three separate…
Read MoreDay 28 | Worshipping the Son
Revelation 5:13, “Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!” One of the main reasons…
Read MoreDay 29 | Worshipping the Holy Spirit
Matthew 28:19, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” The Bible makes it very clear from beginning to end that the Holy Spirit is not just a force or a projection of the Father and Son, but…
Read MoreDay 30 | Worshipping in Heaven
Revelation 4:10-11,“…the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: 11 You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will…
Read MoreDay 1 | The Promise of Salvation
Romans 1:16, “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.” Paul in the above verse gives the promise that everyone who believes in the Gospel receives salvation. You are apart of “everyone,” therefore if…
Read MoreDay 2 | The Promise of Sanctification
1 Corinthians 6:11, “And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” The word sanctification means, “to be made holy and separated from sin.” In the prior verses to the above…
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