December 13 (Psalm 149:1)
Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his
praise in the assembly of the godly!
(ESV)
When
we join in praise with other Christians, whether in weekly worship at church or
in another venue, it is a glorious, happy, joyous, awe-filled, reverent,
humbling, uplifting experience. Have you
ever considered it training for war?
I
was thinking of this as we worshiped one weekend at our church. There were hundreds of people praising the
Lord in full voice. They were happy and
proud to do so. There was no sense of
embarrassment because we were all of one mind.
Yet what would happen when those same people went into their workplaces
and neighborhoods? Would talk of the
saving work of Jesus Christ come so easily to our lips?
It
is difficult, especially in the social climate of our current age, to talk
about Jesus publicly, and yet that is what we are both commanded to do and
should want to do. Fortunately, God has
arranged the perfect classroom in which to practice. Talking about Jesus in Bible studies and
small groups, praising His name in worship, and praying aloud with our
Christian brothers and sisters equip us for our most important work. As we grow comfortable expressing the matters
of the faith in the assembly, we become bolder to do so in the world.
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