Praying From the Pits ~ Dr. John Barnett

Praying From the Pits

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in
everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for
you."

Does that work nowadays? The Psalms are 3,000 years old-do they still work?

In Psalm 113 I want to show you how to praise the Lord even through the
pain. Now I don't know what pain you are going through. You might be going
through
family pain, or social pain, or physical pain, emotional pain. You might be
going through financial pain. You can sing through the pain if you get these
words.

Psalm 113:1-2 "Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, Praise the
name of the LORD! Blessed be the name of the LORD From this time forth and
forevermore! "

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1. Pray and Praise Consistently
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Do you know how to praise the Lord through pain? Praise Him when you are not
in pain. Praise Him when things are going well. Praise Him right now before
the pain starts and you will be able to praise Him always.

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1. Pray and Praise Systematically
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Again in this Psalm note another truth.

Psalm 113:3a "From the rising of the sun to its going down "

Don't just praise Him sporadically, praise Him not only right now and all
the time but praise Him through out the day. Don't compartmentalize your
life.
Don't say my life belongs to the company I work for and God gets Sunday.
Praise Him from the rising of the sun to it's going down. So not only now
and
always, but all day long.

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1. Pray and Praise Reverently
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Psalm 113:3b "The LORD's name is to be praised."

Focus on God's immutable character. God does not change. My circumstances
do. My conditions do. My life changes. My health changes. My "ups and
downs"
come and go. But God is always the same.

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1. Pray and Praise Confidently
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Psalm 113:4-5 "The Lord is high above all nations, His glory above the
heavens. Who is like the Lord our God, Who dwells on high."

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