PRAISE UPON MY LIPS

PRAISE UPON MY LIPS “Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will grasp your enemies by the neck. All your relatives will bow before you. (Genesis 49:8 NLT) We are taught throughout the scriptures about the power of praise to God in our lives. Our natural tendency is to go negative and and to become most critical. And, we forget to be a person of praise until we are reminded by the scriptures or are exhorted at church to be a person of praise. it is interesting to trace the lineage of Jesus in the Bible - that it goes back to the tribe of Judah, whose name means "praise." When Judah's father, Jacob, was about to die he came to his son Judah and reminded him that his name meant praise and that his hand would grasp his enemies by the neck. I think that there are some spiritual lessons for us here also - that, we would maintain a high level of praise always for the God and the blessings that He has brought into our lives. It is then, and only then that we will be lifted up above our circumstances and to sense and feel the presence of God. It is then that our hands would be upon our enemies neck declaring our victory. People say, "Well, do I need to praise God for all the bad stuff around me?" That's a good question and the answer is no. However, I should though be able to praise God "in" whatever situation I find myself. It might not be for those circumstances but "in" those circumstances. I would pray today that you would put yourself out there and just begin to praise God throughout your day. Thank God for what He's done for you and what He's dong in your life - YOUR STORY. Thank Him for His UPPER STORY in your life and that He sees and knows the bigger picture. Praise the Lord.Praise the Lord, you his servants; praise the name of the Lord. Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised. (Psalm 113:1-3 NIV)