Category: 365 Days of Worship

For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with a skillful psalm. –Psalm 47:7

We are familiar with the book of Psalms, but what exactly is a psalm? A Psalm is a song or hymn often written as a poem or prayer that is set to music. According to Dictionary.com (2024) the origin of the word Psalm is Late Latin psalmus , Greek psalmós song sung to the harp, originally, a plucking, as of strings, akin to psállein to pluck, pull, play (the harp).

I wrote two posts about worshiping with singing and worshiping with instruments. Music and singing are central to God’s design for worship. The Apostle Paul teaches us in Colossians 3:16, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” We are to sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in our hearts to God. The key is to sing with thankfulness from the heart. Last week, I wrote about how our souls contain our emotions, and I wrote a post on worshiping with thankfulness, so I won’t address these here.

Additionally, the Apostle Paul taught the following to the saints in Ephesus. Ephesians 5:19-21,“Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.” Paul wants the church to worship through hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs, which is central to Christian discipline. Paul also emphasized the need to be thankful. You can’t be thankful when you are focused on what you don’t like. We are instructed in Colossians 3:1-3 to set our minds on the things above where Christ is seated.

I personally love singing hymns, but we are also to sing psalms and spiritual songs. One of my favorite psalms to sing is “As the deer pants for the water” Psalm 42. What is your favorite Psalm, Hymn, or spiritual song? Some spiritual songs lack praise for God. Worship leaders must ensure they pick hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs that encourage the church and praise the King of the Universe and the earth.

Pick a worshipful hymn, psalm, or spiritual song and praise the Lord this week. Be blessed as you worship your eternal King and Father.

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WEEK 40–October 1-October 7

Day 274-Oct. 1—Worship God, who enables you for ministry.

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry. –1Timothy 1:12 (KJV)

Day 275-Oct. 2—Worship God, who gives you mercy and grace.

Though formerly, I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent man. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. –1Timothy 1:13-14

Day 276-Oct. 3—Worship God for wanting all men to be saved.

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. –1Timothy 2:3-4

Day 277-Oct. 4—Worship God for ransoming Himself for everyone and is the mediator.

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. –1Timothy 2: 5-6 (KJV)

Day 278-Oct. 5—Worship God for giving you contentment along with godliness.

But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. ⁸But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. –1Timothy6:6-8

Day 279-Oct. 6—Worship God for richly providing for you.

As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. –1Timothy 6:17

Day 280-Oct. 7—Worship God for giving you a spirit of power, love, and sound mind.

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. –2Timothy 1:7

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Verses are from the English Standard Bible. To review the previous weeks, visit the 365 Days of Worship Page. This post is copyright protected.

Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! – Psalm 146:1

What is the role of your soul? How can you praise God with your soul? No one really knows the soul’s purpose. Scholars speculate it is your mind, your conscience and sense of morality, and your will. The following excerpt comes from my post called Why heal your heart and purify your soul? “Did you know your emotional heart is part of your soul? The following verses describe how the soul contains our feelings. Job said his soul grieved for the needy (Job 30:25). King David said in Psalm 6:3, “My soul also is greatly troubled.” And Psalm 35:12 states, “They repay me evil for good; my soul is bereft [left sad and lonely].” And Psalm 43:5a states, “Why are you cast down (in despair), O my soul, and why are you in turmoil? Hope in God…” And Psalm 88:3a states, “For my soul is full of troubles…” Lastly, Lamentations 3:17 states, “My soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.”

Based on the Bible’s description, our soul stores our feelings, which leads us to praise and gratitude to God. This makes sense, doesn’t it? If you fill your soul with the wonderful truths of God, then you are inspired to praise Him. However, if you ignore God and sin, this separates you from God by creating a barrier of negative feelings in your soul. I also wrote the following in Why heal your heart and purify your soul? “Our soul longs to be in a right fellowship with God. Moses said in Deuteronomy 4:29, ‘“…Seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search after Him with all your heart and with all your soul.’” The wounds and guilt (from sin) in our hearts and souls hinder us from seeking God and being in the right fellowship with Him, which is another reason we need to heal our hearts and purify our souls.”

King David wasn’t perfect, yet he knew he could approach God for forgiveness and healing, read his confession in Psalms 51. He wrote in Psalm 30:12, “That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.” And in Psalm 119:175, “Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me.” King David knew that God’s rules kept his soul rightly related to God. God’s rules and truths keep our souls pure and full of praise.

Let this week’s worship inspire and encourage you daily. May you be blessed.

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WEEK 39–September 24- September 30

Day 267-Sept. 24—Worship God for giving you His precious and very great promises.

By which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. –2Peter 1:4

Day 268-Sept. 25—Worship God for helping you to be fruitful and effective for Him.

For if these qualities (faith, moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love) are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. –2Peter 1:8

Day 269-Sept. 26—Worship God for helping you to never fall.

Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. –2Peter 1:10

Day 270-Sept. 27— Worship God for providing an entrance to His eternal kingdom.

For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. –2Peter 1:11

Day 271-Sept. 28—Worship God that He is not slow to fulfill His promises.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. –2Peter 3:9

Day 272-Sept. 29—Worship God who forgives you and cleanses you from all unrighteousness.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. –1John 1:9

Day 273-Sept. 30—Worship God for providing Jesus Christ to be your advocate.

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. ²He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. –1John 2:1-2

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Verses are from the English Standard Bible. To review the previous weeks, visit the 365 Days of Worship Page. This post is copyright protected.

Good has many meanings. What do you associate with goodness in someone? Doing something good benefits others. Bad behavior is hurtful, dangerous, or frustrating. The Bible says that no one is good except God. Mark 10:18, “And Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.’” 1Chronicals 16:34 states, “Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!”

What is godly goodness? According to Dictionary.com (2024), one of the meanings for good is morally excellent, virtuous, and righteous. God is perfect, and Jesus never sinned (Hebrews 4:15). But we have a sinful nature that is self-centered and hurtful. We can only be truly good by making Jesus Christ the Lord of our lives. His goodness and righteousness then become part of our nature. God’s goodness makes Him worthy of our praise.

King David wrote in Psalm 92:1-2, “It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night.” So why is it good for us to give thanks to the Lord and sing praises to His name? In this instance, good means right, proper, or fit. Psalm 147:1 states, “Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.” Sing praises to God by recalling all the good things He does for you that have benefited you (i.e., salvation, protection, faithfulness, sustaining power, provision, forgiveness, and so on.)

If doing something good is beneficial, who benefits when we give God thanks and sing praises? Do you benefit? Do those around you benefit? Does God benefit? How does giving thanks and singing praises benefit someone? Ponder this answer as you worship God this week and may God bless you richly this week.

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WEEK 38–September 17- September 23

Day 260-Sept. 17—Worship God who justifies you.

Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. –Romans 8:33

Day 261-Sept. 18—Worship God because nothing can separate you from His love.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? –Romans 8:35

Day 262-Sept. 19—Worship God for making you more than a conqueror.

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. –Romans 8:37

Day 163-Sept. 20—Worship God for rescuing you from every evil deed.

The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. –2Timothy 4:18

Day 264-Sept. 21—Worship God, who strengthens you and rescues you from the evil one.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So, I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. –2Timothy 4:17

Day 265-Sept. 22—Worship God, for He is faithful to guard you against the evil one.

But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. –2Thessalonians 3:3

Day 266-Sept. 23—Worship God for giving you His divine power.

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence. –2Peter 1:3

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Verses are from the English Standard Bible. To review the previous weeks, visit the 365 Days of Worship Page. This post is copyright protected.

What do you magnify in your life or prefer not to magnify? Everyone has admirable qualities they like to accentuate and showcase. If you are a great cook, athlete, or musician, or you are beautiful, you want to showcase your attributes to gain admiration. King David wrote in Psalm 69:30, “I will praise the name of God with song, and magnify Him with thanksgiving.”

I wrote a post on worshiping with thanksgiving, which I recommend reading. Giving thanks is showing appreciation for what someone did or for what happened. I missed getting into a car accident, so I was thankful and praised God for His protection. If someone made you a wonderful meal, wouldn’t you praise them and thank them for sharing the meal with you, and so on? So how do we magnify God with thanksgiving? Be thankful for His wonderful attributes, provision, protection, power, and so on. Being thankful magnifies the praiseworthy attribute by bringing it to people’s attention.

Why does Kind David tell us to praise the name of God? Or exalt His name in this next verse? Psalm 34:3, “O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together.” Why do we exult His name? After pondering this for a moment, the name Taylor Swift came to mind. I don’t listen to or follow Taylor Swift, so I would not show admiration for her when I hear her name. Her name does not have power over my emotions. In the same way, if you do not follow God and listen to His words, you won’t have an emotional attachment, and His name has no meaning to you. So, magnifying someone when you hear their name is to give them praise and admiration if we have an emotional connection.

As you worship God this week, ponder the truths for each day. Do these truths move you emotionally? I pray they do. May God bless you richly with His presence this week.

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WEEK 37–September 10- September 16

Day 253-Sept. 10—Worship God for removing condemnation from you.

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. –Romans 8:1

Day 254-Sept. 11—Worship God setting you free from the law of sin and death.

For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. –Romans 8:2

Day 255-Sept. 12—Worship God who has given you the Spirit of adoption.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” –Romans 8:15

Day 256-Sept. 13—Worship God who gives you His Spirit to help you in your weakness.

Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. –Romans 8:26

Day 257-Sept. 14—Worship God because His Spirit intercedes for us.

And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. –Romans 8:27

Day 258-Sept. 15—Worship God for working all things out for your good because you love Him.

And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. –Romans 8:28

Day 259-Sept. 16—Worship God because He graciously wants to give us all things.

He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? –Romans 8:32

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Verses are from the English Standard Bible. To review the previous weeks, go to the 365 Days of Worship Page. This post is copyright protected.

After years of being with someone, have you ever spoken the same words simultaneously? Have you become so harmonized with your spouse that you even think alike? God wants his people to live in harmony with one another so that they are unified in their thinking. The Apostle Paul said in Romans 15:5, “May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁷Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.”

When we get to heaven, we will stand before God in worship with one voice. As I imagine what that will be like, I wonder about those who stay home from church because the people in the church are messy, and they become offended. God wants us to worship with other believers. Verse seven above says, “Therefore, welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” If we don’t want to go to church, how are we to welcome each other as Christ welcomes us? Christ Jesus is going to welcome us when we get to heaven, so if we don’t care to welcome our fellow believers at church, then why do we want to go to heaven?

God wants us to be in harmony with each other in love. Colossians 3:14 states, “And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” You know if you love someone by the level of harmony you have with them. The Apostle Peter tells us in 1Peter 3:8, “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.” Having unity of mind means each of us practices the truths found in God’s word. We practice sympathy by understanding we are all emotionally messy and need God’s grace. Brotherly love is shown in kindness and patience. Having a tender heart toward someone is to know it is a work of God to remove the hardness of sin and the effects of sin in our hearts. A humble mind happens when you pray for God to take a prideful spirit from you.

As you worship God this week, share these praises with other believers to encourage them, so you can worship “in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God.”

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WEEK 36–September 3- September 9

Day 246-Sept. 3—Worship God for bearing your griefs and carrying your sorrows.

Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. –Isaiah 53:4

Day 247-Sept. 4—Worship God for taking our chastisement so you will be healed.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds, we are healed. –Isaiah 53:5

Day 248-Sept. 5—Worship God that He does everything well.

And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He [Jesus] has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” –Mark 7:37

Day 249-Sept. 6—Worship God for sending Jesus to set free those who are captive and oppressed.

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.” –Luke 4:18

Day 250-Sept. 7—Worship God for giving you authority over demons.

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. –Luke 10:19

Day 251-Sept. 8—Worship God that you will not die because you believe in Him.

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. –John 11:25-26a

Day 252-Sept. 9—Worship God that you can ask anything in Jesus Christ’s name.

Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. ¹⁴If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. – John 14:13-14

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Verses are from the English Standard Bible. To review the previous weeks, go to the 365 Days of Worship Page. This post is copyright protected.

What makes you glad? I am glad for a good night’s sleep. I am glad when my children come to visit. Does stress make it difficult to be glad? Emotional stress builds up in our hearts and steals our joy and happiness. God wants us to give Him our emotional stress and the hurts and offenses we have stored up. When we forgive and let go of our emotional pain, we will find joy and gladness in worshiping God. If you find letting go of past pain difficult, please read my online book to help you restore your happiness.

So, what does it mean to worship God with gladness? I have written several posts about worshiping with joy and being joyful, so what is the difference? Joy is extreme happiness about something exceptionally good or satisfying. Being glad is to delight in something. Gladness is excitement when in the presence of someone you love or when something good happens. Psalm 68:3 states, “But the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy!” When King David wrote this, the righteous were those who had faith in God and obeyed Him. Romans 4:3 tells us, “For what does the Scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.’”

James 4:8 tells us to “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” Worship is drawing near to God. Only as we repent of sin (cleanse our hands and purify our hearts) and seek God’s forgiveness will we worship with gladness. Gladness wells up in your heart when you understand you are forgiven and reconciled to God through the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. Psalm 40:16 states, “But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, ‘Great is the LORD!’” Do you feel glad when you recount your blessings from God?

In this next verse, being glad is equated with exulting, which is to be highly delighted or jubilant. In Psalm 9:2, King David says, “I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. Being jubilant is frankly a challenge for me. How about you? What keeps you from exulting in God? As you focus on this week’s worship, if you are struggling to feel joy, ask God to restore your gladness in Him.

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WEEK 35 –August 27- September 2

Day 239-Aug. 27—Worship God for the wondrous works He did and does for you.

Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! ²²And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy! –Psalm 107:21

Day 240-Aug. 28—Worship God for healing your broken heart and emotional wounds.

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. –Psalm 147:3

Day 241-Aug. 29—Worship God for His understanding and power to heal.

He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. ⁵Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. –Psalm 147:4-5

Day 242-Aug. 30—Worship God that you can trust Him with everything.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. –Proverbs 3:5

Day 243-Aug. 31—Worship God that he will make your paths straight.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. –Proverbs 3:6

Day 244-Sept.1—Worship God for helping you to look to Him and be healed.

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. ⁸It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. –Proverbs 3:7-8

Day 245-Sept. 2—Worship God for blessing you with plenty as you honor Him.

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. –Proverbs 3:9-10

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Verses are from the English Standard Bible. To review the previous weeks, go to the 365 Days of Worship Page. This post is copyright protected.

Do you have a footstool? King David said in Psalm 132:7, “Let us go into His dwelling place; Let us worship at His footstool.” So, when you think of worshiping at God’s footstool, what comes to your mind? Kings typically sit on a platform in the throne room, so visitors are at their footstool level, a place of humility. They plead their case at the footstool of the king.

Isaiah 66:1 states, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest?’” I wrote a post about using your imagination when you worship. At the time of Isaiah’s writing, someone who sat at someone’s footstool meant they were poor and lowly. I see God’s throne occupying the Universe with the earth at His feet. In last week’s post, I wrote about bowing down in worship. Worshiping at God’s footstool is a similar stance of humility and submission.

The imagery of sitting at God’s footstool reminds me of the Beatitudes, which was the first part of Jesus Christ’s first sermon in Matthew 5:3-11. We are blessed when we humbly worship at God’s footstool.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.”

You are blessed (made glad) by God when you humbly come before Him and worship at His feet. King David also wrote in Psalm 99:5, “Exalt the LORD our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!” God is worthy to be exalted and worshiped because He is holy. Remember that you must confess your sins (1John 1:9) and repent (Act 3:19) to come before the Holy God (James 4:8).

As you worship God this week, seek God to show you your sins so you can confess them and repent.

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WEEK 34 –August 20-August 26

Day 232-Aug. 20—Worship God, who provided salvation from His wrath.

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. –1Thessalonians 1:10

For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. –1Thessalonians 5:9

Day 233-Aug. 21—Worship God because He keeps you from the evil one.

But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. –2Thessalonians 3:3

We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him. –1John 5:18

Day 234-Aug. 22—Worship God, who takes sickness away from you.

You shall serve the LORD your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you. Exodus 23:25

Day 235-Aug. 23—Worship God, who heals you when you cry for help.

O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me. –Psalm 30:2

Day 236-Aug. 24—Worship God for giving you strength and peace to endure troubles.

May the LORD give strength to his people! May the LORD bless his people with peace! –Psalm 29:11

Day 237-Aug. 25—Worship God, who will deliver you from your distress when you cry out to Him.

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. –Psalm 107:19

Day 238-Aug. 26—Worship God for delivering you from destruction.

He sent out his word and healed them and delivered them from their destruction. –Psalm 107:20

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Verses are from the English Standard Bible. To review the previous weeks, go to the 365 Days of Worship Page. This post is copyright protected.

Did you ever wonder where the Bible says to bow your heads? Bowing causes us to face the ground and is a show of humility and respect. Psalm 95:6 states, “Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” God is worthy of our humble respect because He created us and loves us. I have seen people so overcome with emotions that they lay face down on the floor as they worship God and make their petitions. There are many ways to worship God: singing, dancing, lifting hands, kneeling, and joyful shouting. However you desire to worship, it needs to be done in reverence.

Nehemiah 8:6 states, “Then Ezra blessed the Lord the great God. And all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands; then they bowed low and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.”

Nehemiah was written after the 70-year Babylonian captivity ended and many Israelites returned to Jerusalem. Ezra was appointed High Priest. Since the people forgot the law, Ezra read it to them. When they heard it, they were humbled and mourned their sinful behavior. Nehemiah encouraged them to rejoice because this day was holy, and that the joy of the Lord was their strength (8:10).

So, bowing our heads in worship and prayer symbolizes humble repentance and submission to God’s will for the requests we ask with thanksgiving. As you worship God this week, seek God to search your mind and heart to reveal sins you need to repent of. Ask Him to show you how you are not loving Him with your whole heart, mind, and soul and not loving others. When you repent, then you can worship with a pure heart,

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WEEK 33 –August 13-August 19

Day 225-Aug. 13—Worship God because He gives you strength and power to endure.

Being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy. –Colossians 1:11

Day 226-Aug. 14—Worship God for qualifying you to inherit eternal life.

Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. –Colossians 1:12

Day 227-Aug. 15—Worship God for transferring you from darkness to His kingdom.

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. –Colossians 1:13-14

Day 228-Aug. 16—Worship God for reconciling us to Himself and seeing you as holy and blameless.

And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard. –Colossians 1:21-23

Day 229-Aug. 17—Worship God for making us complete in Him.

For in him, the whole fullness of deity (Godhead) dwells bodily, and you have been filled (made complete) in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. –Colossians 2:9-10

Day 230-Aug. 18—Worship God for canceling your record of debt (sins).

Canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. –Colossians 2:14

Day 231-Aug. 19—Worship God for disarming the demonic rulers and authorities.

He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. –Colossians 2:15

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Did you know God will give every one of us a harp when we get to heaven? I know, show me where the Bible said that. Revelations 15:2 states, “And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.” The NIV translates the last phrase as “harps given them by God.”

Have you visited a church without musical instruments? I have. I tried to understand their reasoning, but it made little sense because the truth is that God created music and gave people the skill to play instruments for worship. I am aware that Satan has perverted everything that God created as good, which includes music. I must confess; I am thankful there won’t be electric guitars in heaven. I am thankful there will be no head-banging Christian music in heaven. I don’t mean that offensively, but the truth is, God is the God of peace and beauty. Corporate worship is supposed to lead us to adore our Father in heaven.

The next verses explain the instruments that God intended for worship. The Lyre is a stringed instrument, similar to the harp.

Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! –Psalm 33:2

Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp. Psalm 81:2

Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre! –Psalm 147:7 

Let them praise His name with dancing; Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre. –Psalm 149:3

Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. – Psalm 150:3

Learning to play the piano and guitar eluded me despite my best efforts. I admire people who play beautiful music and wish I could, so I am looking forward to playing a harp in heaven. As you worship God this week, turn the verse or worship focus into a song of praise and use your hands as an instrument in your praises.

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WEEK 32 –August 6-August 12

Day 218-Aug. 6—Worship God for completing the good work He began in you.

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ –Philippians 1:6

Day 219-Aug. 7—Worship God that you have the power of Jesus’s name.

Therefore God has highly exalted him [Jesus] and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. –Philippians 2:9-11

Day 220-Aug. 8—Worship God for His work in you.

For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. –Philippians 2:13 

Day 221-Aug. 9—Worship God for giving you citizenship in Heaven and a glorious body.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. –Philippians 3:20-21

Day 222-Aug. 10—Worship God hears your prayers and gives you peace.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. ⁷And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. –Philippians 4:6-7

Day 223-Aug. 11—Worship God, who gives you strength to do all things.

I can do all things through him who strengthens me. –Philippians 4:13

Day 224-Aug. 12—Worship God, who supplies all you need.

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. –Philippians 4:19

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