He Is Worthy
In the Old Covenant, those aware of God’s greatness and goodness were inclined to praise Him. The Hebrew word for praise is Yadah. It means to confess, give praise, give thanks, and glorify.
In our English language, giving praise means to give credit where credit is due.
But how can a person give praise if they are unaware of where the credit is due?
It could prove challenging to be a person of praise while believing in Murphy’s Law.
Murphy’s Law comes easy when all a person can see is their circumstances. To see beyond the current state of things, you need a reliable source that overpowers what you can see with your natural eyes.
I asked a friend once how he was doing, and he said, “Under the circumstances….” To which I replied, “What are you doing under there?”
To constantly give praise no matter how things appear naturally, you must be able to believe in promises made by someone you are convinced is reliable and trustworthy.
When I asked my wife Sheila to marry me many years ago, when she answered yes, I was excited and told all my friends and coworkers I was getting married.
Between the time she said yes to when we stood at our wedding ceremony together, there were many circumstances that tried to threaten our ability to go through with it.
Mind you, all I had to go on was a promise from her that she would follow through. But I had come to know her well enough to know that she would keep her word to me.
My confession (Thanksgiving, Praise, Acknowledgment) resulted from my confidence in Sheila’s character, which made her word to me reliable and trustworthy.
My bold and confident declaration, laced with joy and gladness, was based on her promise to me that had not yet been fulfilled.
God is way more reliable and trustworthy than any man or woman alive. He has spoken great promises to us in His word and even guaranteed those promises to us through His Son Jesus. All the promises of God are yes and amen in Christ Jesus.
The greatest of these promises is His guarantee to love us as His dear children and never leave or forsake us. He has promised to be a Father to us, lead us, and guide us. He has given us the Holy Spirit as our Comforter and Guide. He has promised that He is for us, not against us.
This is praiseworthy truth. But our ability to constantly give praise to Him is rooted in our belief in His word given to us. It is rooted in what we have come to believe about His character.
New Covenant believers are equipped to praise Him no matter what the situations and circumstances may appear to be at the moment. Our joy and peace are not related to what is happening to us right now; they are held fast by what we know of Him and what He has promised us.
The more we get to know Him, the more confident our praise of Him becomes. He is forever worthy! He does not change! He is perfect in all of His ways! His word will never fail!
I encourage you to allow the Holy Spirit to remind you of the perfect character of your Father so you might be empowered to praise Him regardless of your now situation or circumstance. When you become convinced He is worthy, you are empowered to praise Him at all times.
