Acts 4:24
“And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,”
When they hear this news their first thoughts and actions are together in one mind to praise God for who He is and what He has done on and in the earth. Their perspective of God and who He is continues to expand well beyond themselves to the ends of the earth. They are no longer thinking selfishly, but selflessly. Their minds have moved beyond just unselfish thoughts but to Godly praise.
True selflessness
Praises God
Praising God
Reveals selflessness
When we are concerned with our own life, building our own brand, elevating our own life, and furthering our own kingdom, we will not praise God in the persecution. As we elevate God’s Word, join Jesus on mission, and seek the Kingdom of God first, our first reaction to trials will always be praising God on a global scale. Father God, keep my eyes on You, open to Your leading, and thinking about Your Kingdom expansion. Do not let Your servant lose focus on Your Kingdom, but praise You through the testing, trials and persecution, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
ACTION: Upward Praise