Psalm 66 (New International Version, ©2011)
1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth!
2 Sing the glory of his name;
make his praise glorious. 3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power
that your enemies cringe before you. 4 All the earth bows down to you;
they sing praise to you,
they sing the praises of your name.”[a]
2 Sing the glory of his name;
make his praise glorious. 3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power
that your enemies cringe before you. 4 All the earth bows down to you;
they sing praise to you,
they sing the praises of your name.”[a]
I learned something new tonight. Have you ever heard of "Shouting"? I'm not talking about yelling something at the top of your lungs. I'm talking about "Shouting in Church". I stumbled on this, I'm guessing by the Holy Spirit. I was thinking about this verse and shouting for the Lord. I searched "Shouting" on Youtube and witnessed this phenomena:
I think I've lived a sheltered life!
Have you ever seen anything like it. I think my church is pretty open to displays of the spirit. But, I can't imagine how people would react to this. Why? God loves it when we get excited for him. He loves it when we shout for joy. What else are you supposed to do when you just can't contain the Love of God and the Spirit inside you.
Most Churches I've been to are so "reserved". Don't get me wrong. I love my church and the worship is real and meaningful nearly every single week. I have been to several Christian Motorcyclist Associtaion events that are just like this. THere are people who just can't contain themselves. They display this Joy in wild and exciting ways. I'm not making fun of this display of worship. In some way, I'm kind of jealous of it.
Sometimes we christians live our lives just like we worship. We live reserved, we live "close to the vest". We don't want to do anything outside our comfort zone. We don't live like we have just discovered the greatest thing in the universe. We act like it has not affect on us at all. It's sad.
Lord, Fill me with your Spirit! Help me to express the Joy that is from you. Help me to just SHOUT! I love you Lord. I want to share what you have done for me! You are amazing, wonderful, beautiful and completely awesome! Amen!
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