She Reads Truth: Songs of AscentSample

Have you ever happened on someone in worship or just in a plain good mood and been completely perplexed as to how they got there? What in the world could they possibly be so happy about? It’s just a random weekday and there surely can’t be that much coffee to make anyone that happy, right? Just me? Praise doesn’t just happen. Psalm 134 kind of praise doesn’t just happen. Standing all night, with your hands lifted to the Father, smile on your face, blessing the Lord! It sounds beautiful - but are you there today? Can you muster up enough joy or exaltation or gratefulness within you to just stand up and start praising? Before you feel like a Debbie Downer who can’t get her junk together, remember Colossians 3. We hear again about thankfulness and joy and singing - but you know what comes first? Letting His Word dwell in you richly. She Reads Truth. And then she believes truth. And then she lets it permeate every single part of her soul and dwell in her till it’s flavor is rich everywhere within in her, like a dessert that you just cannot forget. The word “dwell” here is the greek word enoike_. It means to dwell in one and influence him. This should encourage us and spur us, ladies, to dig in and be influenced by God’s Word. How else would we do life? How else would we praise? How else would we do community with one another? It all starts with letting truth at our hearts and letting it change us. How is God’s Word affecting you today? What might you be trying to do without first being influenced by His truth?