We praise Him from a place of obedience and recognition of His goodness. Msifuni Bwana kwa sala ya sifa na kwa kutoa shukrani, M&M 136:28. Sample translated sentence: Praise the Lord with a prayer of praise and thanksgiving, D&C 136:28. Obedience to the command to praise God was an act of declaring His nature, praising His goodness (Psalm 135:3), ascribing to Him greatness (104:1), telling of His righteousness (98:8-9), singing of His faithfulness (89:1), and giving thanks for His strength (59:16) and salvation (18:46, 95:1). Bwana asifiwe is the translation of 'Praise the Lord' into Swahili. Obedience to this command to praise the Lord was a recognition that God, despite circumstances and conditions, was worthy of His people’s praise (Deuteronomy 10:21) and that He would not share His glory and praise with another (Isaiah 42:8). All people to whom God gave breath were to use it to praise Him (Psalm 150:6). In Scripture God’s people are commanded to offer Him praise. ![]() In their worshipful dancing, exuberant singing and sacrificial giving, these brothers and sisters reminded me that many times praising the Lord must happen from a place of obedience-not circumstance. ![]() I received my answer while sitting in a worship service at Redeemed Gospel Church in Korogocho. Living under the constant pitch of despondency, Bwana asifiwe? Surrounded by the dark shadows of squalor, poverty and destitution, Bwana asifiwe?Living in the ubiquitous presence of systemic evil and limited options to escape it, Bwana asifiwe?I wondered, how could they praise God in such uninspiring and unfavourable conditions? Let everything that breathes sing praisesto the Lord! Praise the Lord! (v.6).īwana asifiwe!” is Swahili for Praise the Lord! As I travelled from the dry place of Tala to the slums of Kawangare to the densely populated and dangerous ghetto of Korogocho in Kenya, this is the way every believer greeted me.
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