Give Praise To God!

'Give Praise To God.'
Psalm 98:4-6.
a) 98:4. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the Earth.
b) 98:4. Break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
c) 98:5. Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre and the sound of melody.
d) 98:6. With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.
(This QT encourages me to Give Praise To God)
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'Prioritize Correctly.'
a) Matthew 6:19-20. There is a big temptation amongst believers in affluent lands to store up money and belongings, especially at times of financial restriction. This is very clearly happening today. Many Church people are being deceived and losing their money to "trusted" friends and relationships are breaking up. Now is the time to invest wholesomely in the Kingdom of God. As well as this, there are people who secretly prioritize incorrectly in their hearts, they have no Joy in the Lord.
b) 1 Timothy 4:7-8. These are days in which we prioritize excessively caring for our health, again, this is a disease of the affluent lands, it is proper to care for ourselves in the matter of health - but not to the extreme. It has nothing to do with spirituality, rather it is to do with fear of death. This Scripture exhorts us to Discipline ourselves for the purpose of Godliness. Few people in the churches of affluent lands want to discipline themselves, rather they want to bless themselves and make excuses for themselves. They are consumers in a distorted form of democratic and independent "christianity", where Christ becomes merely a "supplier of needs". Self discipline and discipleship are very necessary in the church today. We need to be more godly, that is profitable for all things. Remember that we live in the Light of Eternity.
c) Matthew 6:24-25. No one can serve two masters, there is no peace in serving two masters. As we yield ourselves to any wrong master, that master will begin to control us increasingly. It is not "addiction", it is simply being controlled by the wrong master. Serve the Lord and then we do not have to be anxious.
(This Second one urges me strongly to Prioritize Correctly)
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Chris.
Money is not the only thing that God has given us to invest, He has given us many things that He wants us to be good stewards of and to invest well. How we invest so often determines our lifestyle and peace. Here are some of the things that God has given us to invest into His Kingdom: Time, Talents, Spiritual Gifts, Compassion, Hospitality, Ourselves. Let us increase our investments as we are able in 2007. Where our treasure is - there our heart will follow.