Why We Praise God

Send us a note!The hardest spiritual trap is the one that feels normal. We can get so used to our patterns, our “comforts,” and our private idols that we stop noticing we’re stuck until God’s light hits our eyes. Pastor Carl teaches from Isaiah 42 and asks a blunt question: why do we praise the Lord? Not because we worked ourselves into a better mood, but because God intervenes, tells the truth, and changes lives when we had no hope for ourselves.We talk about the holiness of God’s name, why the Lord says he will not give his glory to another, and why that statement is mercy instead of ego. Idols cannot forgive, heal, or save, even when they make us feel better for a moment. Isaiah’s courtroom-like challenge exposes how fragile false gods really are, then calls for a new song that reaches the ends of the earth. Praise becomes testimony, the simple gospel message that admits sin honestly and points to the only real rescuer.The passage also carries urgency. Isaiah describes the Lord coming with power against the enemy’s lies, and Pastor Carl connects it to a world that feels louder, darker, and more chaotic by the day. Still, the promise is personal: God leads the blind by a way they did not know, makes darkness light, straightens crooked places, and does not forsake his people. The warning is personal too, because it’s possible to claim God’s name while living deaf to his voice.If you’ve felt thirsty, discouraged, or tempted to go back to what’s familiar, this message aims straight at your heart with hope and a clear call to repent. Subscribe for more Bible teaching from Come On Up, share this with a friend who needs direction, and leave a review so more people can find it.What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville.Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.