Emotional Praise

 Scripture:

“Sing to the LORD, for he has done magnificent things, let this be known throughout the earth! Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel acts mightily among you!”” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭12‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NET‬‬

Observation:

Isaiah had just told Israel that they were going through some difficult times, but that in the future, God was going to bless them. When blesses, he said they should sing to the Lord for the magnificent things He has done, they should tell the whole world, and try should shout and cry out because God is working among them. 

Application:

When God does something for you, the appropriate response is to demonstrate your emotions. He loves it when His people sing, shout, cry out, and declare His great name to the whole world. God instructs us here to do those things because of what He has done for us. Sometimes we act like we are not emotional creatures and that God doesn’t like us to celebrate, but throughout Scripture I see God telling us to demonstrate our emotions in response to His blessings.

Prayer:

God, never let me lose my praise and my shout. Help me to never become religious and pious, but to treat You how You want to be treated. I love to dance, shout, sing, and cry out to God. Teach me to do that with all my heart. You have done amazing things for me and I want to shout it to the nations.

Yours,

Jeff