Dance Devotional Day 6

Day 6

Praise

Psalm 145 AMP (TPT)

I will exalt You, my God, O King, (My heart explodes with praise to You)

And [with gratitude and submissive wonder] (my heart bows in worship)

I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless You and lovingly praise You;

Yes, [with awe-inspired reverence] I will praise Your name forever and ever.

Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised,

And His greatness is [so vast and profound as to be] 

unsearchable [incomprehensible to man].

(There is no end to the discovery of the greatness that surrounds You.)

One generation shall praise Your works to another,

And shall declare Your mighty and remarkable acts.

On the glorious splendor of Your majesty

And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.

People will speak of the power of Your awesome acts,

And [with gratitude and submissive wonder] I will tell of Your greatness.

They will overflow [like a fountain] (our hearts bubble over) 

when they speak of Your great and abundant goodness 

(as we celebrate the fame of Your marvelous beauty, bringing bliss to our hearts.)

And will sing joyfully (we shout with ecstatic joy) of Your righteousness 

(over Your breakthrough for us).

The Lord is gracious (tenderhearted) and full of compassion 

(to those who don't deserve it),

Slow to anger (very patient with those who fail Him) 

and abounding in lovingkindness (like a flooding river overflowing its banks).

The Lord is good to all,

And His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created] 

(blended into everything He does).

All Your works shall give thanks to You and praise You, O Lord,

And Your godly ones will bless You.

They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom

And talk of Your power,

To make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts

And the glorious majesty of Your kingdom.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

(You are faithful to fulfill every promise You’ve made.

You manifest yourself as kindness in all you do.)

The Lord upholds all those [of His own] who fall 

(who are weak and feeble)

And raises up all those who are bowed down (with burdens of shame).

The eyes of all look to You [in hopeful expectation],

And You give them their food in due time (just the right time).

You open Your hand

And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

The Lord is [unwaveringly] righteous in all His ways

And gracious and kind in all His works 

(Your love is wrapped into all your works).

The Lord is near (listening closely) to all who call on Him,

To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear and worship Him 

[with awe-inspired reverence and obedience];

He also will hear their cry and will save them.

The Lord keeps all who love Him, 

(He watches carefully over all His lovers like a bodyguard)

But all the wicked He will destroy.

My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,

And all flesh will bless and gratefully praise His holy name forever and ever.

I Exalt Thee - Jesus Culture, Chris Quilala, Kim Walker-Smith, Melissa How

Lyrics:

For Thou, O Lord, Art high 
above all the earth;
Thou art exalted far above all gods.

I exalt Thee, I exalt Thee
I exalt Thee, O Lord


"Let's lift it up
Tell Him He's worthy
Tell Him He's holy"

We exalt Thee, we exalt Thee
We exalt Thee, O Lord

Oh with all we have
And with all we are
We have come so far
To lift Your name
Lift Your name on high, Jesus
Cause it's all about You, oh Jesus
Oh it's all about You
And this love, this song, this praise
Is what we bring to You

Stones - Live - Kim Walker-Smith

Lyrics:

Find me in the valley
Standing with my hands held high
The valley will never take my song
Find me in the desert
Holding onto You for life

The desert will never take my song
Oh, the desert will never take my song
I will praise You
I will praise You
I won't let the stones cry
I won't let the stones cry out
I will praise You
Something in me has to
I won't let the stones cry
I won't let the stones cry out
Find me with the promise
Dancing where You prophesied
Still shouting of everything You've done
High up on the mountain
I was made to testify
Forever, You will have my song
Oh, forever, You will have my song
The longer the wait, the longer I'll praise
The stronger the pain, the stronger my faith grows
The higher the need, the higher I'll reach
The greater the cost, the more I'll believe for
The longer the wait, the longer I'll praise
The stronger the pain, the stronger my faith grows
The higher the need, the higher I'll reach
The greater the cost, the more I'll believe for

Reflection

My child,

You were crafted,

designed,

created,

for this very thing.

Birds fly and sing.

Fish breathe through gills and swim.

Oceans and winds flow through time 

with their many currents.

You My child

see God and express your adoration 

in a natural supernatural response.

Praise is a natural response 

because it's in your existential make up 

as a human being.

Exalting Me is supernatural

because you were once dead,

broken,

lost, 

and I rescued,

revived,

regenerated, 

satisfied,

lavished,

overflowed you 

with Life and Light everlasting

by sending My only Son

to die in your place.

Your ugly, your broken

is no longer yours.

My Beloved Son took it ALL from you

and now You are in the Kingdom of Life and Light

in awareness, acknowledgement, and agreement 

with My dominion of lovingkindness,

of miraculous mercy

of perfect justice

overwhelming fullness and satisfaction of life. 

Holy Spirit will lead you now

in physically expressing worship to Me

[directing the focus to Me

lifting up your sacrifice of praise to where I am

You'll find your head and even your whole body naturally bow,

but do not forget to open your body toward Me in boldness

for I Am yours and you are Mine

We'll exchange kisses and songs 

up and down stair cases through the dimensions.

Whirl. Surrender your head back in the glory of My presence

residing in Your praise.

Throw your arms,

shoot them on high

I take all your honest heart

has to give to Me now]

for what I have done, yes,

but Who I am 

The Essence of Me

Love

Let Us Practice 

Our eternal Wedding rituals 

of giving and receiving praise.