"Tried and True, For Sure!"

"And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD." (Psalms 27:6) Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly like a bird? Not just any bird, but with the strength of an eagle? There is something that we must understand about David's perspective on God's deliverance: David had faith in God's ability to deliver, which meant that God delivered! Something as powerful as faith in a God that is able to supply all of your needs, is really all that you need; therefore, the only thing left to do, is to give Him praise! Not just your average shout out to the Lord kind of praise; but we are talking sacrifices of joy, which go beyond just speaking praise to the Lord, they are taken to the point of demonstration. We have no problem demonstrating our anger and frustration, as we throw our little tantrums when we do not get our way; so why not demonstrate our joy in the Lord as we consider all of His great things that He has done for us? You most likely have heard this before, but it's a reality that needs to be looked at; but why do we get so excited over our favorite sport, demonstrating how much we are behind them, and then when it comes to giving God praise, we are so timid and reserved? I have been to a few church services where people are fired up for Jesus, and there is almost a sense of electricity that is flowing throughout the building; you can feel God's Spirit filling the room, as everyone releases praise out to God by praising Him for what He has done through His Son Jesus Christ. I would like to call your attention to the wording of the verse above; because there is something being said which requires our attention. David does not say, "And now has my head been lifted up", he says, "And now shall my head be lifted up"; it's all about trusting God, and then praising Him based upon that trust. That's when we can sore like eagles, when we can begin trusting God so much that we cannot contain ourselves from giving Him praise for what we know He is going to do! That's the kind of praise which anticipates God's deliverance; therefore it is praise which demonstrates great joy and excitement; much like the excitement we can demonstrate as we witness our favorite team charging towards the goal in an indestructible manner, it's just something that can't be contained..."Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of His understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." (Isaiah 40:28-31)