Category: Praise

Our Father, for ever and ever

What a wonderful and marvelous passage of Scripture (1 Chronicles 29:10-19). I can see Jesus reading it and then, moved by the Holy Spirit, teaching His followers how to pray… “Father of us in heaven, let sanctified, set apart, unlike any other, be the Name of You, let come the kingdom of You, let be done the will of You, as in heaven, also on earth… for Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory to the ages.”

1 Chronicles 29:10-19:

“10 And David blessed Yahweh before the eyes of all the congregation; and David said, Blessed are You, O Yahweh, the God of Israel, our Father, for ever and ever. 11 To you, O Yahweh, be the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty; for all in the heavens and in the earth belongs to You, O Yahweh; Yours is the kingdom, and You lift up Yourself to all as Head; 12 and the riches, and the honor come from before You, and You rule over all; and in Your hand is power and might; and it is in Your hand to make great, and to give strength to all. 13 And now, our God, we are giving thanks to You, and giving praise to Your glorious name; 14 yea, for who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer willingly in this way? For all is of You, and we have given to You out of Your hand; 15 for we are strangers before You, and settlers, like all our fathers; our days on the land are like a shadow, and there is none abiding. 16 O Yahweh our God, all this store that we have prepared to build a house to You, for Your holy name, is out of Your hand, and all is of You. 17 And I know, my God, that You try the heart and are pleased with uprightness; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have offered willingly all these things; and now I have watched with joy Your people who are present here offering willingly to You. 18 O Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever for the intent of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and prepare their heart toward You; 19 and give a perfect heart to my son Solomon, to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do all, even to build this magnificent house, for which I have prepared.” (Green’s Literal Translation)

Love in Jesus,
Bob

Giving glory and praise to God

“and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us, to Him ‘is’ the glory in the assembly/ekklesia in Christ Jesus, to all the generations of the age of the ages. Amen.”
—Ephesians 3:20, 21 YLT

“When we come to ask for grace from God, we ought to give glory to God. Unto Him be glory in the church/ekklesia by Christ Jesus. In ascribing glory to God, we ascribe all excellences and perfections to Him, glory being the effulgency and result of them all. Observe, The seat of God’s praises is in the church/ekklesia. That little rent of praise which God receives from this world is from the church/ekklesia, a sacred society constituted for the glory of God, every particular member of which, both Jew and Gentile, concurs in this work of praising God. The Mediator of these praises is Jesus Christ. All God’s gifts come from Him to us through the hand of Jesus Christ; and all our praises pass from us to Him through the same hand. And God should and will be praised thus throughout all ages, world without end; for He will ever have a church/ekklesia to praise Him, and He will ever have His tribute of praise from His church/ekklesia. Amen. So be it; and so it will certainly be.”
— Matthew Henry on Ephesians 3

Original: ἐκκλησία
Transliteration: Ekklesia
Phonetic: ek-klay-see’-ah
Definition:
1) a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly

a) an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating

b) the assembly of the Israelites

c) any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously

d) in a Christian sense

1) an assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting

2) a company of Christian, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs, according to regulations prescribed for the body for order’s sake

3) those who anywhere, in a city, village, constitute such a company and are united into one body

4) the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth

5) the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven

Origin: from a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564
Part of speech: Noun Feminine
Strong’s: From a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564; a calling out that is (concretely) a popular meeting especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both): – assembly church.

Praise Him for what He is in Himself

“The duty we are called to—to praise the Lord, to praise His name; praise Him, and again praise Him. We must not only thank Him for what He has done for us, but praise Him for what He is in Himself and has done for others; take all occasions to speak well of God and to give His truths and ways a good word.” —Matthew Henry on Psalm 135

House of Israel, praise Yahweh! House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!
House of Levi, praise Yahweh! You who fear Yahweh, praise Yahweh!
Blessed be Yahweh from Zion, Who dwells at Jerusalem. Praise Yah!
—Psalm 135:19-21