Thursday, February 02, 2006
A pastor's job (Count: Psalm 134)
Shortest Psalm yet, Psalm 134.
Here's a song to remind us that all servants of the Lord should be the kind of people who love God, praise Him, and "minister by night."
That kind of servanthood brings blessing.
Do I 'minister by night' - when people aren't around? Or only when there's someone watching.
Do I 'lift up hands' - is my praise evident - to God when others are not around.
I must say that some of my best times of worship are when I'm by myself. In the car, in my office, at home with my family.
I also must say that reading these Psalms is a way of increasing my awareness and tendency to praise God throughout the day. I have a book by David Crowder called Praise Habit, which walks through some of the Psalms and gives reflections on a life of praise.
I just like the title - 'Praise habit.' It shouldn't be a Sunday-only thing. In fact, if it's a Sunday-only thing, it's probably not real.
Here's a song to remind us that all servants of the Lord should be the kind of people who love God, praise Him, and "minister by night."
That kind of servanthood brings blessing.
Do I 'minister by night' - when people aren't around? Or only when there's someone watching.
Do I 'lift up hands' - is my praise evident - to God when others are not around.
I must say that some of my best times of worship are when I'm by myself. In the car, in my office, at home with my family.
I also must say that reading these Psalms is a way of increasing my awareness and tendency to praise God throughout the day. I have a book by David Crowder called Praise Habit, which walks through some of the Psalms and gives reflections on a life of praise.
I just like the title - 'Praise habit.' It shouldn't be a Sunday-only thing. In fact, if it's a Sunday-only thing, it's probably not real.
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