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Never Ceasing Praise

March 03, 2011

If this does not appeal to us, it's a sure bet we're not going to move in this direction.

A Framework for Faith/Spiritual Disciplines

Even if I had a hundred strong tongues with which to speak faultlessly, I could never relate one hundredth of the wonders of my High King - the eternal lofty Over-King of the varied world...

  - Anonymous, Saltair na Rann (Irish, 9th-10th century)

My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day...I will praise you yet more and more. My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day...

  - Psalm 71.8, 14, 15

Do you think it would be delightful to praise and thank and bear witness to the Lord like this? I mean, really - do you? Would you take great joy in being able to fill every vacant nook or cranny of your day with praise, glory, thanksgiving, and testimony of the greatness and goodness of God?

Because, if this does not appeal to us, if this is not something which we would find delightful, even energizing and spiritually uplifting, well, it's a sure bet we're not going to move in this direction.

But it must have delighted the psalmist - and myriads of saints down through the ages. Could it be a source of joy and uplift for us as well?

I have no doubt. We only need to practice more consistent praise and thanks to the Lord to begin being more aware just how wonderful He truly is. Make a point throughout your day to think of all that the Lord does for you - how, for example, you could not even draw the next breath if He did not enable you by His Word.

Or meditate on His beauty, goodness, and truth, or the many ways His glory peeks out from the creation to surprise you with delight, and then just talk out loud to Him about what you see.

Singing to the Lord can be a wonderful help as well (write me and I'll send you a free sample of several psalms you can easily sing). Singing to the Lord exercises us heart, mind, and strength, and the more we sing, the more we want to sing.

And when praise and thanks and singing have become more consistent parts of our daily interaction with the Lord, bearing witness to Him with others - believers and non-believers alike - will flow much more easily, naturally, and joyfully.

So completely delightful can such praise and thanks and witness become in your everyday experience, that you'll wish you had a hundred strong tongues to praise our great God even more.

Today at The Fellowship of Ailbe

ReVision - Is collective bargaining a "workers' right"?

In the Gates - More unlawful uses of the Law of God.

Kingdom Civics - The Kingdom vision of the prophets.

Book store - There's still time to order your copies of The Legacy of Patrick to give to friends in marking the great saint's day this year.

Psalter Psampler - Want to sing the psalms? Write me and I'll send you this little "psampler" to help you get started. Don't forget to get your copy of this month's free download, "Things Pertaining to Salvation."

T. M. Moore, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Our Voices with Theirs

December 29, 2010

December/Vision

In the fervent, resounding chanting of hymns by thousands of angels flourishing in their holy dances, and by the four beasts full of eyes, and by the twenty-four blessed elders casting their crowns beneath the feet of the Lamb of God, the Trinity receives threefold praise eternally.

  - Columba, Altus Prosator (Irish, 6th century)

Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb..."

  - Revelation 5.11, 12

We were made for praise. It is our highest calling to praise our God, not just with our voices, but with all we are and do, every day and moment of our lives. If heaven is our destination, and heaven resounds continuously with praise to the Triune God, then this is what we were made for, and what should focus our thoughts, words, and deeds every day of our lives.

To some this may sound a bit, well, boring. What, nothing to do but praise? Such is the witness of those who do not truly know how to praise the Lord, and who have not experienced the complete sense of fulfillment and rapture that fills the soul and energizes the body when one is emptying himself in praise before the Lord.

God is deserving of all praise, all the time, world without end. The angels and departed saints, and the creation all around us, never tire of praising the Lord. Nor do they ever exhaust the breadth and depth of the praise which are His due. When we join our voices with theirs, we fill a chair in an elect chorus which has the great calling to praise God continuously, and the great privilege of knowing that He is pleased with the songs of praise we bring.

Praise is our calling; praise fulfills us - praise to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Oh that we might focus our hearts and minds on Jesus exalted and reigning at the Father's right hand, and in the strength of His indwelling Spirit, soar in praise, praise emanating from our souls as the highest value and greatest joy of our lives!

When we praise the Lord like this, we discover our true reason for being, and know the fullness of joy and peace for which we have been redeemed.

Today at The Fellowship of Ailbe

Creation longs to praise the Lord, too, and it is part of our calling to see to it that the redeeming work of Christ reaches to all His creation. Check out today's ReVision.

Why not start your new year with a fresh look at the life of faith? What does it mean to practice the Kingship of Jesus, and how can you begin to have more of that perspective on your own walk with the Lord? A Fellowship of Ailbe mentoring relationship could help you discover a fuller experience of knowing and serving the Lord.

Does this ministry serve a niche in your walk with the Lord? If so, we ask you to consider helping us at this end of the year by a gift to keep our work going forward. Use the donate button or send your contribution to The Fellowship of Ailbe, 100 Lamplighter Ct., Hamilton, VA 20158. Thanks so much for thinking of us.

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