Praise Focus-God’s Help

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus is found in Luke 7:16.

“They were all filled with awe and praised God. ‘A great prophet has appeared among us’, they said. ‘God has come to help his people’.

Many people who saw the miracles that Jesus performed were responding this way. Their hearts were filled with praise for God. In addition, they were spreading the word about the miracles they were witnessing. News about Jesus was spreading. They were saying that God came to help. That is exactly why Jesus came to this world-to help us and save us. Love moved the heart of God to save us from our sinful condition. The miracle of Christ’s resurrection from the dead confirms the ability of Jesus to forgive us, cleanse us from sin, and raise us to new life in Him.

God’s Help through the appearance of Jesus is a reason to praise God in the Year of Focus.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com