Psalms of Discipleship (Worship) Principle #5. February 11, 2012

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Hello my dear friends! We are going to be reminded in this Psalms of Discipleship of the power that a life of worship can be for the disciple of Jesus. No matter where we are on our journey we will face enemies of the soul whose sole mission is to seek and destroy us. Using our own strength, we will crash and burn into spiritual failure. Using His strength, we choose to worship Him and leave the hard work (delivering us from all trouble) for Jesus to do. We fail when we try to do His job and rescue ourselves. In sum: its our job to worship Him. Its His job to rescue us.

Rescued by Him,

Denny


Psalms of Discipleship—Principle #5

Life Principles For Those Who Choose To Follow Jesus And Live The Discipled Life

Key Scripture: 6 Willingly I will sacrifice to You; I will give thanks to Your name, O LORD, for it is good. 7 For He has delivered me from all trouble, And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies. Psalm 54:6-7

Core Value: Worship

Under attack lately? There are times when spiritual enemies on every side surround us. There are enemies within: like doubt, temptation, fear, and pride. Then, there are enemies without: like those who persecute us, who are unkind to us, who bully and abuse us. We feel outnumbered, we feel discouraged. We feel like giving up and surrendering our will to fight against our enemies any longer. In our own strength, we can become quickly overwhelmed and at a loss for what to do.

One of the great weapons in our arsenal of spiritual tools is the volitional decision to worship the Lord no matter how we feel, no matter how dire is our circumstance. It has been said, “praise breaks the back of the mood monster.” Worship that is real is a worship that occurs even during the direst of times. Praise and worship is what will get us through our spiritual battles. Having a heart of worship worked for the Psalmist years ago and it will work for us too.

Principle #5 & Personal Application: Quality disciples offer an intentional act of worship to the Lord that is filled with thanksgiving and praise.

A disciple with a heart of worship willingly . . .

• Makes a sacrifice of worship to the Lord.

• Gives thanks to His name.

• Acknowledges God for His deliverance.

Reflect & Respond: Some Really Good Questions To Ponder…

How proactive have I been when it comes to willingly giving God worship and praise for who He is?

When is the last time I can remember when the Lord “delivered me from all trouble?” What was going on and what was the outcome?

Prayer:
Lord Jesus, willingly I will sacrifice to You; I will give thanks to Your name, O LORD, for it is good. For You have delivered me from all trouble, And my eye has looked with satisfaction upon my enemies. May I always offer You an intentional act of worship that is filled with thanksgiving and praise.

The Essential Core Values Of The Quality Disciple Are…
Grace—Worship—Bible Study—Prayer—Community—Service—Evangelism

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