We are edifying one another, and reminding ourselves of the promises of the gospel. Paul says the same thing in other texts, look at 1 Corinthians 10:13: No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. DAVID ASCRIBES TO THE FATHER THE FOLLOWING: Greatness. If faith is genuine, it will last until the revelation of Christ when he comes, and it will result in praise, glory, and honor from God (v. 7). And one way we let that influence work is to praise Him and worship Him and honor Him, because of who He is and what He is about. "And he will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.' A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. We must develop an eternal view in order to have joy in the midst of our trials. We praise God in song. One of the ways we can tell is by our response to trials. Was it a voice of complaint? There is often a bonding that happens with others while going through hardship together. The child may cry and complain, and it is not that the father is immune to the childs tears, but it is because he knows whats best. Below are 20 verses of praise to help you get started. WE PRAISE GOD THROUGH THE INFLUENCE OF FAITHFUL LIVES "In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." Hear this: peace, patience, endurance, love, and joy are fruits of trials. Bless the Lord, O my soul,and all that is within me,bless his holy name!Bless the Lord, O my soul,and forget not all his benefits,who forgives all your iniquity,who heals all your diseases,who redeems your life from the pit,who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,who satisfies you with goodso that your youth is renewed like the eagles.The Lord works righteousnessand justice for all who are oppressed. The expression in the Old Testament that indicates God's blessing on a person is to say that God's face would shine on them. God is characterized by GLORY, and that means everything about God signifies the highest esteem and honor -- He exhibits or exudes that which causes men to praise Him. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. 10:1). Thats something we can rejoice in, even when our natural inheritance is taken away. Why praising God through your worst days is the best battle plan you have? When I pray, study His Word preach His Word, I ought to reflect on His greatness. Now why would these trials be necessary for us? Listen to what Hebrews says: No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Whatever Pauls trial, it was given to him because of the surpassing great revelations he had received from God. We rejoice because trials bring a greater future glory. 11 Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Sing to him; sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works!" (1 Chro. Focus on eternity; trials are brief in comparison to eternity. But this is more than just a speech or something said repeatedly and ritualistically. In fact, it seems like a very emotional conversion. However, this persons faith was very shallow and didnt last. It relates to my feelings and truths. Likewise, Psalms 117:2 - "For great is His love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Psalm 149:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes. Paul saw his trials as short and momentary. David says, "In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls (emphasis mine).1 Peter 1:89. But look at Christianitywe honor and worship a man who died on a cross. You'll find great expressions of reverence and honor for God. My tongue will proclaim your righteousness,your praises all day long. God can help us meet all these struggles, if we will let Him influence us. Seek Truth in Scripture. David is expressing a feeling of abandonment, questioning if God has forgotten him. But I will sing of your strength;I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.For you have been to me a fortressand a refuge in the day of my distress.O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,for you, O God, are my fortress,the God who shows me steadfast love. Now there are those who struggle with this and say, What about trials that come from Satan or my own failure? Yes, God is in control of those trials as well. Is he God your Provider? Why did you lose it? Though this was originally given in the context of church discipline, we can be sure that this is true whenever Gods people gather together for religious purposes.1 Christ is present wherever his people gather for the purpose of worshiping, honoring, and serving the Lord. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Colossians 2:12 says -- "having been buried with him in baptism, and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead." Many of us have lost our joy because we have sinned by losing the right focus. Romans 11:33-36 is such an excellent statement of God's sovereignty. Everything that is his, is ours; we are co-heirs. Confession of God's Promises - The basis of our authority in prayer is the word of God. I will rejoice over them and honor them. O Lord, my God you are my refuge and my strength. Praising God in the Storm Sermon This Praising God in the Storm Sermon by Traci Morin help you learn the purpose and how to die more to self in suffering. Against the wrath.--Or perhaps, upon the wrath. They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. Like every good parent, sometimes God will bring discipline in the life of a believer to give them motivation to obey. But, during this depression God comforted me through his Word. This is a wonderful truth for us, and it is one in which we must focus on in the multicolored trials we may go through. This is about David speaking well of God; David is expressing adoration and respect to God. See, true faith, unlike gold, is imperishable. This probably means that David wrote it later in life, as he reflected back on God's faithfulness in his many . Maybe that was why God allowed Peter to go through such a humbling trial at the cross since he would be the Lords chief Apostle. Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! The word kinds can be translated various or multicolored. Some had, no doubt, lost their land, their loved ones and their careers, and yet Peter says they can still have great joy in the midst of these multicolored trials. It is false faith. Praise the. A good father only allows his child to go through trials if they are necessary. When I cry for help, you will answer. When you lose your love for Christ, trials dont feel like they last only a few days as it was for Jacob working for Rachel. Study the prayers of the Bible. All rights reserved. BOOK TWO Psalms 42-72 -Yearning for God in the Midst of Distresses - To the Chief Musician. Listen to what David said about his experience with discipline: Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word (Ps 119:67). We must have an eternal view. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. (Isaiah 24:23, NIV). where there is no water. Too many Christians fail to focus on the benefits of their salvation, and therefore, have lost joy when their inheritance on earth is affected. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits. All this will enable you, in a special way, to be able to minister to others. When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.1 Corinthians 11:3032. Gold is valuable in part because of how long it lasts, but gold will eventually fade and corrupt, unlike true faith. David begins this stirring and prayerful statement by praising the name of God; in another place he wrote: "According to Your Name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth," (Psa. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. They have lost it, and instead, are loving other things more than Christ. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away (emphasis mine).Matthew 13:2021. When we view our trials in comparison to eternity, then they become light and momentary. He who offers a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving honors Me. In this passage, faith is both compared and contrasted with gold. Some years ago I visited a man who was wealthy and successful. Believers can rejoice in trials because of this--they have purpose. And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me (emphasis mine).Luke 22:19. God says, Thats what Im looking for. Focus on Gods sovereignty and purpose in trials. So amid cheers and to the sound of ram's horns, David and all the people of Israel carried the ark of the LORD. But thats not it. This person inevitably falls away from Christ and never returns. Praise God that His love prevails over all turmoil, trouble and trauma. 1:1-4). Feel free to take just a sentence or small portion of the verse to focus on each day. We are trained by persevering through the trial and seeking the Lord and his Word in the midst of it. We can also gain great wisdom from King David in using praise in the midst of our trouble. Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV) Copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. We have experienced the new birth. They will be memorialized even as Job was. This is like a mountain climber. You work and sweat and put forth effort; then when you get to the summit, you enjoy the view; you adore this new perspective. THINGS HAPPEN THAT WE TAKE NO PLEASURE IN. Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. In fact, God is preserving this inheritance, keeping it from decay or being stolen, even right now. my whole being longs for you, In fact, they have lost their first love like the Ephesians. When the children of Israel came out of Egypt, the Amalekites would kill children, the elderly, and those who were tiredly straggling behind. At times there is an unhealthy form of the gospel taught in the church. Peter fell away and came back because he had genuine faith. in a dry and parched land It does not say Paul was prideful, but God was saving him from the sin of pride through this humbling experience. It brings joy because it is in the midst of the trial that we see Christ and know him more. The fact that they are necessary means there is intention behind them. One of the reasons we can rejoice in trials is because it proves the genuiness of our faith. Plus, get a set of printable prayer and scripture cards, including these 20 Bible verses for praising God in hard times. It was not as strong or valuable. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it (Heb 12:11). God will honor those who have been faithful in the way they have persevered through trials. How can you turn your eyes to God and sing his praises when life is hard? Next, he says the trials are only for a little while. Now for some of us who have been going through a difficult situation for six months, a year, or ten years, the timing may not feel short at all. We must develop an eternal perspective. _________________________________________________. Trials to our faith, are like fire to a precious metalthe fire tests the genuineness of it. Are you lacking joy in the midst of your trial? My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Why is that? And into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fadekept in heaven for you (1 Pet 1:4). I thirst for you, The trial given to Paul was a work of grace to keep him from the sin of pride. True faith is ultimately indestructible because God keeps it by his power. See, this person was in the church, heard the Word of God, and he responded with joy. We should rejoice in all the benefits of our coming salvation. The writer uses the word hardship to refer to any kind of trial we go through. The imperishableness of gold is one of the things that make it valuable. 2. Make the choice to fill your heart with words of praise and thanksgiving for God. There are some Christians, especially young Christians, who struggle with how to comfort somebody in the midst of a failure, a loss, or some depression. When this person eventually encounters trouble or persecution, they fall away from God and never return. Who would honor a person who died in an electric chair? Psalm 17:7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. 1:23). 11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Often, trials are necessary to turn us away from sin and toward obedience. Interpretation Question: Why would some trials be necessary and in what ways? (Acts 13:22) One reason for this was his willingness to praise God even in the darkest of times. The point the author is trying to make, is that God is in control of every hardship a believer goes through (cf. They are not haphazard; they are not by accidentand God has not forgotten about us. Application Question: What things keep you from developing this eternal view point in the midst of your trials? Many people are only thinking about tomorrow or focusing on the next immediate milestone: graduation, marriage or retirement, but that view is too shortsighted. Many of them just dont have the experience of going through trials with God yet. For eleven chapters Paul has been giving his comprehensive account of the gospel. day. "Save me, O God!": This psalm attributed to David is a cry of despair to the Lord when he was being afflicted by enemies that seemed to surround him at all times. We can definitely relate to David's thoughts and feelings as we face our present world. After feeling impressed to go into ministry, I struggled with depression for over a year. Listen to what he says in the previous verses. All rights reserved. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials (emphasis mine).1 Peter 1:6. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge (Ps 51:4). David goes on to say that God is "enthroned on the praises of Israel."In other words, God has been praised by his people through the years, because he has been faithful to them and always sustained them. My defender, my path, my victory. Who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples, I will thank you forever, because you have done it. No doubt there have been many miners who found something that looked like gold. Learn to PRAISE GOD in the midst of trouble from King David himself. The next thing David said is, an acknowledgment of the ETERNITY OF GOD. 48:10). Does it draw you closer to God, closer to his Word and closer to the people of God? When this happens, the secret is to refocus on your relationship with him. It brings memories of past miracles and reminds you of the goodness from God. Try meditating on each word in Psalm 63:1 slowly. His existence is timeless; He had no beginning, He anticipates no end. 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