by Heather Tietz
Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise.
I’m not used to charismatic expressions of faith, but I love them!
We don’t regularly wave our hands at church or dance during service, so I am not in the practice of worshiping that way. However, there have been times in my life when, with no community of praise anywhere in sight, I felt overwhelmed with a need to charismatically worship.
With no one around, I have danced in God’s name. I have lifted my arms up with an eagerness to somehow get closer to His presence. And, really, I don’t do it enough… not just for God’s sake, but for my own.
Jesus said the rocks would cry out if people didn’t praise. I haven’t heard them yet! I believe that at every moment someone, somewhere, is lifting up His name. The spirits of people all over the world are prompted to praise God.
There is a constant song of adoration going up. When one stops, another is so inspired with nature’s beauty, or God’s power, His forgiveness, His clever timing, or His great love that they feel compelled to lift their hands, bend their knees, or project their voice with praise.
Don’t miss your prompting to join the song.
What is my favorite way to praise God? What has He done lately that has overwhelmed me?
Dear God, Thank You for being my healer and my rescuer. May I never cease to praise You. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.