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Friday of the Fifth Week in Lent
In a place of Desolation, God will bring Gladness

Jeremiah 33:10-16

10 "This is what the LORD says: 'You say about this place, "It is a desolate waste, without men or animals." Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, inhabited by neither men nor animals, there will be heard once more 11 the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying,
"Give thanks to the LORD Almighty,
for the LORD is good;
his love endures forever."
For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD.
12 "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'In this place, desolate and without men or animals—in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks. 13 In the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev, in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hand of the one who counts them,' says the LORD.
14 " 'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will fulfill the gracious promise I made to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
15 " 'In those days and at that time
I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David's line;
he will do what is just and right in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved
and Jerusalem will live in safety.
This is the name by which it will be called:
The LORD Our Righteousness.'

Praise is a sacrifice. It is not always going to be easy or convenient to praise God. In fact, the most important time to praise the Lord is when you least feel like praising Him! When you are facing a trial, your sacrifice of praise prepares the way for God’s supernatural intervention. In 2 Chronicles 20, King Jehoshaphat and his people were challenged by an invading coalition of three armies: the Moabites, the Ammonites, and their followers. Now, Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was greatly outnumbered and appeared doomed to be defeated. However, the king got his army to do what was inconvenient – sing and praise the Lord! As they did, God sent ambushes against the enemies and they were totally defeated! Something supernatural always happens when we offer a sacrifice of praise to God. Paul and Silas were thrown into prison for the sake of the gospel. It was probably one of the darkest hours and the lowest point of their lives and ministry. They could have easily gotten angry with God and slipped into self pity and depression. Instead, they purposed in their hearts to offer up the sacrifice of praise!

“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God… Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody’s chains came loose” (Acts 16:25-26).

No matter what terrible trials we may be facing or what hopeless situations we may be in, when we offer the sacrifice of praise, God will show us His salvation (Ps 50:23). For this reason , the writer of Hebrews commanded us to “ continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name” (Heb 13:15).
Commitment:
Lord, I purpose in my heart to offer you the sacrifice of praise at all times.

Prayer:
Jesus, help me not to focus on the problems but to focus on you, and to praise you at all times. You are my salvation and strength. Amen.




All Lent Devotion materials are taken from 'Take Up Your Cross' - Daily Devotion for Lent 2009 by Bible Society of Singapore.

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