Daily Bible Reading - Thursday September 10th

Today’s Reading

Isaiah 6:1-7:25
2 Corinthians 11:16-33
Psalm 54:1-7
Proverbs 23:1-3

Daily Devotional

Hebrews 13:15 

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that confess his name.

Praise and thanksgiving go together.  Hebrews 13:15 talks about offering the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving.  They are used interchangeably.  We need to have an attitude of gratitude, praising God and thanking Him on a continual basis.

Evidence of a transformed life is that praise and thanksgiving come out of our lips.  When the men on death row at McAlester Prison are born again and baptized with the Holy Spirit, they lift their hands, bound in handcuffs, in praise to the Lord.  I think about those guys locked in that little cell, some 10 to 12 feet wide and maybe 15 or 20 feet long.  They are out on hour a day, and during that hour, they are isolated in a cage.  They call it the dog run, where they simply go back and forth and get some exercise outside.  They aren’t allowed to be with anyone else. 

Many of these men praise God in those cells day after day, yet there are others who are cursing, mad at the world and filled with hate.  But when Christ comes in, He changes what’s in their hearts from cursing to praise.

The Spirit of God within can give you revelation knowledge of God’s Word that will fill your life with praise regardless of the cir****tances.  If men on death row can praise God, you certainly can do it where you are.