Shalom,

As we continue in the Word of God every day we will continually learn something new or more in depth so that we can continue to grow in the things of God! In today's Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan we read in Matthew 6, where JESUS gave His disciples a format for Prayer. The "Lord's Prayer" was not meant to be a prayer to memorize and repeat, but rather a format for the way to enter His presence with our requests! Look at verses 9-10:

9 Pray, therefore, like this: Our Father Who is in heaven, hallowed (kept holy) be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

He is showing us here that we are to enter into prayer FIRST of all with PRAISE! We also see this in Psalm 100:

1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all you lands! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come before His presence with singing! 3 Know (perceive, recognize, and understand with approval) that the Lord is God! It is He Who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His]! We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and a thank offering and into His courts with praise! Be thankful and say so to Him, bless and affectionately praise His name! 5 For the Lord is good; His mercy and loving-kindness are everlasting, His faithfulness and truth endure to all generations.

PRAISE and WORSHIP are the 'codes' or 'passwords' for gaining entrance to HIS PRESENCE to receive EVERYTHING that we need! Let's UP our PRAISE and WORSHIP as we begin this new year and see HIM operate on our behalf more powerfully than ever before! Why? Because we entered in the RIGHT WAY! Here is Brandon Lake with "I'll Praise You Anywhere":

Shalom in Him!