Pride is not the only thing that can keep us from praising God. An untrue heart can squelch both the desire and the ability to develop a life of praise. An untrue heart is a heart that is insincere, hypocritical, or filled with doubt. In today’s devotional, Dr. Michael Youssef explains that we cannot cultivate a life of praise in our own strength.
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[00:00:00] [SPEAKER_01]: You are listening to My Devotional, the daily devotional from Dr. Michael Youssef and Leading
[00:00:06] [SPEAKER_00]: The Way. Surrendering Our Hearts by Dr. Michael Youssef
[00:00:13] [SPEAKER_00]: Pride is not the only thing that can keep us from praising God. An untrue heart can quench both the
[00:00:18] [SPEAKER_00]: desire and the ability to develop a life of praise. An untrue heart is a heart that is insincere,
[00:00:25] [SPEAKER_00]: hypocritical, or filled with doubt. The writer of Hebrews said in Hebrews 10, 22,
[00:00:32] [SPEAKER_00]: Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,
[00:00:38] [SPEAKER_00]: having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed
[00:00:44] [SPEAKER_00]: with pure water. Some people try to honor God with their lips while their hearts are full of anger,
[00:00:50] [SPEAKER_00]: bitterness, or envy. However, God knows the status of our hearts and our weaknesses. We cannot develop a
[00:00:58] [SPEAKER_00]: life of praise alone or in our own strength. Instead, we must surrender our intellect, feelings,
[00:01:05] [SPEAKER_00]: and will to the Lord. And as we do this, God will empower us to praise Him, regardless of our circumstances.
[00:01:11] [SPEAKER_00]: In Genesis 22, when God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, He was asking him to surrender the
[00:01:19] [SPEAKER_00]: object of his love. He asked Abraham to give up something that meant more to him than anything else.
[00:01:26] [SPEAKER_00]: Did God want Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? No. God wanted Abraham to trust him and surrender everything
[00:01:34] [SPEAKER_00]: to him. Like Abraham, God wants us to surrender to him and praise him. Praise is a sacrifice that costs us
[00:01:42] [SPEAKER_00]: our pride, our plans, our desires. True praise requires that we place everything on the altar for the Lord.
[00:01:51] [SPEAKER_00]: Don't let pride or an untrue heart keep you from a life of praise. Yield to the Lord. Come before him
[00:01:59] [SPEAKER_00]: in humility and God will give you his strength and power to live a victorious life. Let's pray together.
[00:02:06] [SPEAKER_00]: Lord, search our hearts and show us where there is doubt or insincerity. Wash over us and purify those
[00:02:15] [SPEAKER_00]: places. May our praise be genuine and true, because that's what you deserve. We pray this in the name of
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