Praise to the Lord
   O let all that is in me adore Him
All that hath life and breath
   Come now with praises before Him
Let the amen sound from His people again
Gladly for aye we adore Him

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
By: Joachim Neander 1680, trans. Catherine Winkworth 1863

Listen to this modern version of this majestic hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.

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As we conclude our journey through this hymn ask the Holy Spirit to help you receive and then issue this call to worship. Be sure to find your place in the praise. Let’s tune our hearts.

All of Me

For a word with so few letters, “all”  is a really big one. Nothing escapes it’s grasp. Everything is included in this tiny three letter word.

Don’t believe me? Think how differently it would read if you added a letter. “Let most that is in me adore Him.” Or two “Let little that is in me adore Him”. “Let nothing…” You get the point.

All is a massive word, with profound implications. When it describes anything it is significant, but when it describes how much of me should be dedicated to adore something it is gargantuan. When that something is God, it is even more so.

Praising

Praise to the Lord
   O let all that is in me adore Him

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Psalm 103:1 ESV

In this last stanza, we consider the all inclusive nature of the praise of God. First, we acknowledge that all that is in us should be bent to this purpose. There should be no part of me, heart, soul, mind or strength that does not engage in this pursuit.

We are officially giving notice. All that is in me, adore him! Is there some part of you that struggles to praise God? Maybe it’s your eyes. Could your lips be your problem? Maybe it’s your hands, for your heart. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal if some part of you is struggling to adore him.

RESONATE! 
Take a few moments and consider if any part of you is not bent to this one pursuit. Take an assessment and ponder if some part of you is rogue on this endeavor. Make this your simple prayer “Spirit, reveal if some part of me is struggling to adore God.” 

All of You

Not only all of me, but all of you. Every thing that has life and breath. From the elephant to the mouse. The infant to the ancient. Across all nations and people groups. If it inhales, the exhale should be used to praise.

Do you see yourself in that description? Have you ever encouraged anyone with those words, that invitation? Come with praise before God.

If all of us in engaged in praise, it will be natural to invite others into it. Then we can simply trust the supernatural work of God to draw them. It is not up to us to convince them they should. Just offer the invitation.

Praising

All that hath life and breath
   Come now with praises before Him

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6ESV

Next, we agree with the Psalmist and declare that all that has life and breath should praise the Lord. Every living thing without exception should give glory to God. Most of creation does this naturally. It is only mankind who struggles with this command.

Here is the invitation to anyone who has ears to hear to come and join your praise. While sharing that welcome in a general sense is important, we must not forget the cheering it in specific, particular settings is equally so. When was the last time you invited someone to join your praise?

RESONATE
Take a few moments and recall the last invitation you offered. Has it been awhile? Maybe today is a good day to praise, and invite someone to join you. Pray this simple prayer, “Jesus, help me welcome others to adore You.“  

Jesus, thank You for calling for total commitment in praise. Thank You for the privilege of inviting others in as well. Help me to find ways to to welcome them to join me. In Jesus’ name. 

Complete Tuning!

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Video 55.6 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

Praise to the Lord
O let all that is in me adore Him
All that hath life and breath
Come now with praises before Him
Let the amen sound from His people again
Gladly for aye we adore Him

We are officially giving notice. All that is in me, adore him! Is there some part of you that struggles to praise God? Maybe it’s your eyes. Could your lips be your problem? Maybe it’s your hands, for your heart. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal if some part of you is struggling to adore him.

Spirit, reveal if some part of me is struggling to adore God.

Here is the invitation to anyone who has ears to hear to come and join your praise. While sharing that welcome in a general sense is important, we must not forget the cheering it in specific, particular settings is equally so. When was the last time you invited someone to join your praise?

Jesus, help me welcome others to adore You. 

When was the last time you gathered with God‘s people to join the “Amen” they continually lift before Him? Maybe you are routinely there, but do not routinely join in with your voice. What’s stopping you? The command is clear. Find your place in the “Amen.”

Father, help me say, “Amen” again.

The word “aye” in this final line is archaic. One sense of the meaning is an assent or affirmation. While our adoration is such, another use of the word means forever. His adoration has been going on eternally and we should gladly find our place in it forever.

Lord, help me find my place in Your perpetual praise.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Praise to the Lord
   O let all that is in me adore Him
All that hath life and breath
   Come now with praises before Him
Let the amen sound from His people again
Gladly for aye we adore Him

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

The post All of Me, All of You, Praising Him appeared first on Resonant 7.

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  O let all that is in me adore Him – https://pixabay.com/photos/people-man-summer-autumn-fall-sun-2590999/
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  Come now with praises before Him – https://pixabay.com/photos/insect-fauna-nature-praying-mantis-4448684/

Praise to the Lord Who
   When darkness of sin is abounding
Who when the godless do triumph
   All virtue confounding
Sheddeth His light chaseth the horrors of night
Saints with His mercy surrounding

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
By: Joachim Neander 1680, trans. Catherine Winkworth 1863

Listen to this modern version of this majestic hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.

Below is video content always available as part of an extensive archive of resources. We have lots of tools and options designed to help you be Resonant!  Check them out today and please consider becoming a Subscriber to support our mission of providing these tools to everyone with access to the internet!!

Please enjoy this video and the transcript below.

Transcript may be found below, at the end of the blog.

As we continue our journey through this hymn ask the Holy Spirit to help you receive and then issue this call to worship. Be sure to find your place in the praise. Let’s tune our hearts.

Darkness Abounding

It can be very difficult to praise the Lord when you have lost a sense of His presence. That difficulty is increased when all you can sense is a very present darkness. It can even seem like pressure or weight. Your breathing may become labored from the sheer heaviness.

Even still, it is important that we learn to praise God not because of what we feel, but because of what we know. We praise Him for Who He is, not what we want Him to be. There is an incredible discipline to this kind of praise, one that is informed by a knowledge of God which can still ask questions as they arise.

Praise to the Lord Who
   When darkness of sin is abounding 

Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive? Jeremiah 12:1 ESV

Jeremiah starts off acknowledging the righteousness of God and then goes to the questions that many of us ask. Why do the wicked seem to prosper? Why do those who have no interest in the righteousness of God thrive? Do you share his curiosity?

What kind of darkness is your soul dealing with today? Maybe it’s something outside of you, but maybe something within. Sometimes we struggle with the consequences of the sin of others, but often our own. Can you find a way to praise the Lord in spite of those things?

RESONATE! 
Take a few moments and consider the righteousness of God. Determine to praise God even when the darkness of sin is abounding. Make this your simple prayer “Father, help me to praise You.” 

Virtue Confounding

Though we live in a fallen world, we still find ourselves surprised at times when the godless triumph. Our confusion results from the expectation that God will not allow evil to win. While we believe this to be true, there are times when behavior showing high morale standards is not rewarded as we might expect, and quite the contrary actually occurs.

When evil is rewarded and good is punished, the righteous stagger to make sense of things. Moral relativism takes over and God seems to be ambivalent. Standing in the midst of a conflicted culture and world, we wonder why He does not seem to act.

Who when the godless do triumph
   All virtue confounding 

You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong, why do you idly look at traitors and remain silent when the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he? Habakkuk 1:13 ESV

Habakkuk joins the interrogation confounded by what he seems to see as well. He cannot understand why God seems to be idly standing by while the wicked do ill to the righteous. I am thankful these prophets have asked hard questions. Aren’t you?

It is confounding to the righteous when the victory seems to fall to the godless. That simply does not make sense. Can you think of an example of this from your own life? How did you process that? It is important that we come to God like the prophets and ask these questions.

RESONATE
Take a few moments and ponder a situation that has left you dumbfounded. Evil seemed to triumph and God seemed uninterested in changing the outcome, all the while you wondered why. Pray this simple prayer, “Holy Spirit, inspire my questions.“  

Jesus, give me the courage to praise You when darkness seemed to be winning. I struggle sometimes to understand what you are doing, or allowing to happen.  Teach me to trust You. In Jesus’ name. 

Confused Tuning!

Keep coming back, and we will work to help you remove the things that may hinder your longing for His return by cultivating an awareness of God’s presence. We will help you tune your heart to live out your worship by providing resources like this to help you acknowledge the greatness of God as you become more Resonant, 7 days a week.

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Video 55.5 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

Praise to the Lord Who
   When darkness of sin is abounding
Who when the godless do triumph
   All virtue confounding
Sheddeth His light chaseth the horrors of night
Saints with His mercy surrounding

What kind of darkness is your soul dealing with today? Maybe it’s something outside of you, but maybe something within. Sometimes we struggle with the consequences of the sin of others, but often our own. Can you find a way to praise the Lord in spite of those things?

Father, help me to praise You.

It is confounding to the righteous when the victory seems to fall to the godless. That simply does not make sense. Can you think of an example of this from your own life? How did you process that? It is important that we come to God like the prophets and ask these questions.

Holy Spirit, inspire my questions.

Though the night seems dark, God‘s light will disperse and dispel it. When it seems the horrors may envelope our souls let us continue to ask God to send His light for He has promised and is faithful. May our praise create the environment for that request.

Jesus, help me to praise You in the dark.

When it looks like we are surrounded by the darkness of wickedness and sin, never forget we are also surrounded by God. This confidence helps us to overcome even the thickest and gravest darkness. Thank God for surrounding you with His mercy. 

God, thank You for surrounding me with Your mercy.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Praise to the Lord Who
   When darkness of sin is abounding
Who when the godless do triumph
   All virtue confounding
Sheddeth His light chaseth the horrors of night
Saints with His mercy surrounding

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time,Be Resonant.

The post What To Do When God Seems Silent appeared first on Resonant 7.

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   When darkness of sin is abounding –https://pixabay.com/photos/mens-people-a-adult-darkness-3127801/
Who when the godless do triumph
  All virtue confounding –https://pixabay.com/illustrations/divine-god-we-us-spiritual-godly-2164194/

Praise to the Lord Who
  When tempests their warfare are waging
Who when the elements madly around thee are raging
Biddeth them cease turneth their fury to peace
Whirlwinds and waters assuaging

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
By: Joachim Neander 1680, trans. Catherine Winkworth 1863

Listen to this modern version of this majestic hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.

Below is video content always available as part of an extensive archive of resources. We have lots of tools and options designed to help you be Resonant!  Check them out today and please consider becoming a Subscriber to support our mission of providing these tools to everyone with access to the internet!!

Please enjoy this video and the transcript below.

Transcript may be found below, at the end of the blog.

As we continue our journey through this hymn ask the Holy Spirit to help you receive and then issue this call to worship. Be sure to find your place in the praise. Let’s tune our hearts.

Tempests War-Waging

I have never been on the ocean when the waves were cresting higher than the ship I was in. I marveled at scenes from the movie The Perfect Storm and the like with the way they represented the sheer power of the surging water. It is terrifying.

But so can be the other tempests that storm into our lives. Whether they are emotional, mental, spiritual or some other kind they can leave us feeling absolutely powerless against them. Like me you may have never been tossed around by the oceans waves, but you have undoubtedly found yourself at the mercy of some other tumult.

What do you do when you find yourself in such an unenviable place?

Soul God-Praising

Praise to the Lord Who When tempests their warfare are waging 

The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty! Psalm 93:3-4 ESV

Now we contrast the obvious might of the stormy tempest with that of the Lord. There really is no comparison, but when you find yourself staring into hurricane force wind it can be easy to forget God is far mightier.

What storms are you facing today? What tempests are waging warfare on your mind, heart and soul? The writer challenges us to continue to give praise to the Lord Who is over all those things and with us in the midst of them.

RESONATE! 
Take a few moments and consider how you will respond the next time a tempest roll into your life. Determine to praise God when the waves assail. Make this your simple prayer “Lord, help me praise you in the storm.” 

Elements Raging

Whether wave or wind, earthquake or lightning, fire or ice we have all faced forces that are insurmountable. We have each experienced trauma relationally or physically, either personally or in someones life we know and love, that has left us at a loss for where God might be in all of it. The idea that God Who is everywhere might not be “in” something is both a challenging concept to grasp and a comfort for our souls.

Some things we experience make it hard to reconcile with a loving God. The idea that God would allow something but not be in it can be a bit of a mystery, but one that can actually help us reconcile some of our consternation for things that happen to us and the ones we love. Can you wrap you mind around the fact that God could allow the elements to rage around you but possibly not be in that raging, somehow allowing but not creating?

It can very difficult to hear God in the midst of those things.

God’s Voice Hearing

Who when the elements madly around thee are raging 

And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. 1 Kings 19:11b-12a ESV

Elijah had an encounter with elements, madly, raging around him. Interestingly, the scripture makes very clear the Lord was not in those. Instead He revealed himself through a low whisper. Power on display through a still, small voice.

Fleeing from a different kind of tempest, Elijah found himself standing at the mouth of a cave, listening for God. God was not in the wind, the earthquake or the fire. We often wonder where God is in the midst of similar things. We must continue to listen for Him.

RESONATE
Take a few moments and ponder how God might be speaking to you today. Maybe the elements, or some other things, are raging. Pray this simple prayer, “Father, help me listen for You. “  

Jesus, thank You for being present even if you are not in some things. Thank You for giving me another way to conceive of Your activity. Help me to learnt o listen when you are speaking in a low whisper. In Jesus’ name. 

Perceptive Tuning!

Keep coming back, and we will work to help you remove the things that may hinder your longing for His return by cultivating an awareness of God’s presence. We will help you tune your heart to live out your worship by providing resources like this to help you acknowledge the greatness of God as you become more Resonant, 7 days a week.

Like what you’re finding here?  Fill out the form to the right to get an email with each fresh post and updates of new tools to help you be Resonant.

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Video 55.4 Transcript

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

Praise to the Lord Who
  When tempests their warfare are waging
Who when the elements madly around thee are raging
Biddeth them cease turneth their fury to peace
Whirlwinds and waters assuaging

What storms are you facing today? What tempests are waging warfare on your mind, heart and soul? The writer challenges us to continue to give praise to the Lord Who is over all those things and with us in the midst of them.

Lord, help me praise you in the storm.

Fleeing from a different kind of tempest, Elijah found himself standing at the mouth of a cave, listening for God. God was not in the wind, the earthquake or the fire. We often wonder where God is in the midst of similar things. We must continue to listen for Him.

Father, help me listen for You. 

When Jesus spoke to the storm it seems He raised His voice. How is God speaking into the storms of your life? Is it the still, small voice from the cave or the shout from the boat on the waves? God is speaking. Ask Him for the ability to hear Him.

Jesus, help me hear Your voice.

How do you imagine God will make your current or future storms less intense? Will He calm them? Will He give you the ability to see He is not in them? Maybe He will show Himself as a refuge or strong tower. He will be your very present help in time of trouble.

God, help me to run to you in the tempest.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Praise to the Lord Who
  When tempests their warfare are waging
Who when the elements madly around thee are raging
Biddeth them cease turneth their fury to peace
Whirlwinds and waters assuaging

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

The post Listening for God’s Whisper Through Violent Weather appeared first on Resonant 7.

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