Praise is the believers’ weapon, reviving the soul and strengthening the spirit man. The word of GOD says GOD inhabits the praise of His people. So, do not focus on the things seen. Depend and trust in the LORDbecause greater is He who lives in you than anything that is going on in this world. The LORD will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because their trust and hope are in Him. He is our Good Shepherd, leading us beside the still waters, in paths of righteousness, refreshing our souls. As I am encouraged and refreshed by His Word, my hope and prayer for you is that you, too, are encouraged and refreshed.
Psalm 103:1-5 – Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits — who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Isaiah 40:31 – But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 26:3 – You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.
Psalm 138:3 – The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.
Psalm 33:20-22 – We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope in you.
Psalm 23:1 – The LORD is my Shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
Jeremiah 17:7-8 – Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose hope is in the LORD. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of the drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.
Psalm 34:1 – I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Betty Hines
Betty Hines is a native of Southampton County, VA. She currently resides in Ft. Wayne, IN, serving as an Administrative Assistant in her church after she retired from 20 years of employment in Administration/Leadership in a local company.
She is very compassionate concerning the well-being of others, which is her reasoning for her Christian ministry studies at Cornerstone Christian Bible College, Int’l, where Dr. Oscar Nelson Dowdell-Underwood is the founder and President in
Ft. Wayne, IN. Her passion is to delve deeper and deeper into the Word of GOD to get the revelation needed to serve GOD’S people by intimately knowing GOD and His purpose and plan for all of humanity.
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Glory of the LORD as the
waters cover the sea.” – Habakkuk 2:14 NIV