25 Prayers for 25 Years | Day 2 | Praise in Prayer
In today’s devotional, CeCe Jacob, CCA Fort Lauderdale Worship Leader and Alumni Relations Coordinator, reminds us of the significance of praising God through prayer.
Scripture:
“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’"
—Matthew 6:9-13
Reflection:
How do you start your prayers? When Jesus Himself teaches us how to pray in Matthew 6:9-13, it starts with praise! The famous first lines open with “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name”.
First, we acknowledge God as Father, second, that He is above us as a divine being. By the time we get through the first line, we should already be in a place of reverence. And then immediately we are to hallow (to sanctify, set apart as sacred, or make holy) the name of God!
First, we acknowledge God as Father, second, that He is above us as a divine being. By the time we get through the first line, we should already be in a place of reverence. And then immediately we are to hallow (to sanctify, set apart as sacred, or make holy) the name of God!
The Psalms often feature a similar pattern of starting with adoration. Psalm 95 opens with: “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods.”
This psalm goes on to share truths of God and invites the reader (or singer, since the Psalms were written as songs) into a posture of humility. A heart that is humble before God can truly praise Him.
And sometimes, praising God through prayer is simply to remind ourselves about the truth of who God is when we have doubts. When Asaph, a Levite in David’s court, wrote Psalm 77, he was grieving over his unanswered prayers. But in the middle of the psalm, Asaph’s tone shifts. He says, “To this I will appeal… I will remember the deeds of the Lord… your ways, God are holy. What god is as great as our God?” What starts as a song of lament, ends as a song of praise!
Praise is what we’re made for, and prayer is one of the ways we can express the overflow of hearts to God.
This psalm goes on to share truths of God and invites the reader (or singer, since the Psalms were written as songs) into a posture of humility. A heart that is humble before God can truly praise Him.
And sometimes, praising God through prayer is simply to remind ourselves about the truth of who God is when we have doubts. When Asaph, a Levite in David’s court, wrote Psalm 77, he was grieving over his unanswered prayers. But in the middle of the psalm, Asaph’s tone shifts. He says, “To this I will appeal… I will remember the deeds of the Lord… your ways, God are holy. What god is as great as our God?” What starts as a song of lament, ends as a song of praise!
Praise is what we’re made for, and prayer is one of the ways we can express the overflow of hearts to God.
Prayer:
God, we magnify you! You hold every fiber of our being in place and give us breath, movement, and thought. We are yours. You created the mountains, the creatures, and the landscape across all the regions of the world. They are yours.
You created the heavens, the stars, the universe – which we could never fully explore or comprehend. It is yours. Holy are you, God. We exalt you. Nothing comes close to the glory of your presence. Receive our praise, amen.
You created the heavens, the stars, the universe – which we could never fully explore or comprehend. It is yours. Holy are you, God. We exalt you. Nothing comes close to the glory of your presence. Receive our praise, amen.
CeCe Jacob has been part of CCA for over a year and currently serves as the Worship Leader and Alumni Relations Coordinator at CCA Fort Lauderdale. She is passionate about living missionally and discipling the next generation with her husband, Jamie. CeCe’s favorite Bible verse is 2 Chronicles 16:9.
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