Who do you praise? Who do you lift up? Is it someone close to you? Is it someone you look up to? Is there someone you desire to follow through thick and thin, without question, and willing to do anything for? Is that someone Jesus Christ? Do you look at Him with awe and wonder?
Praising Jesus, exalting Him with our whole being is what we were all made for. Unfortunately, we often fight against it because it means giving up our selfishness. We must stop thinking we are the center of the universe. Our entire mental approach and attitude must change.
Why should we praise Jesus? God the Father exalted Him and gave Him name above all names. Jesus has been raised above all others. He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. God has proclaimed Jesus to be greater than all and so has the entire heavenly host. The heavenly host has bowed the knee to Him and proclaimed His as the King.
We are to follow the example of heaven. We are to bow before Jesus and proclaim Him as King of kings and Lord of lords. In fact, one day we will, either willingly because we adore Him and follow Him, or because we are a conquered enemy. That means we have a choice. We can choose to give up our selfishness and worship Him, or we can continue to rebel and do what we want. May each of us make the right choice.
I pray we all know that Jesus is exalted above all others. I pray we proclaim Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords. I pray each one of us choose to give up our selfishness and follow Jesus. Jesus is exalted above all others. Jesus is King of kings. Jesus is Lord of lords. Choose to follow Jesus.
Philippians 2:9-11
Therefore God exalted him even more highly
and gave him the name
that is above every other name,
so that at the name given to Jesus
every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Marty Pressey 