Praise Archives - Mark Writes

WHAT DID YOU DO WITH YOURS?

ByDr. Mark April 6, 2026 2 Comments

“He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” Luke 19:40 ESV) This is your Monday Short meditation. For real, this week! Every year, Sis. M. brings palm branches for everyone who attends worship service on Palm Sunday. This year was no exception. Sunday, I put mine in the backseat of my car. Friday, I noticed that it was still there. As I looked at it,...

PUT PRAISE AT THE TOP OF YOUR AGENDA TODAY!

ByDr. Mark July 27, 2025 0 Comments

“Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His acts of power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Praise Him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise Him with the harp and lyre, praise Him with timbrel and dancing, praise Him with the strings and pipe, praise Him with the clash of cymbals, praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let...

AGE AIN’T NOTHING BUT A NUMBER

ByDr. Mark July 3, 2024 0 Comments

“Praise him, young men and women, old people and children. Praise the Lord’s name! Honor his name forever! His name is greater than any other. He is more glorious than heaven and earth.” (Psalm 37:1-11 The Living Bible) A very young girl, traveling with her family on a weekend excursion to visit one of the country’s biggest aquariums and zoo, are just riding along and her...

SULKING, SEEING, AND SAYING

ByDr. Mark August 19, 2023 0 Comments

“After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever...

MAKE THIS SUNDAY A PRAISE DAY…AGAIN!

ByDr. Mark December 12, 2021 0 Comments

Let’s continue with the “Make This Day” theme that we started Friday. As you saw in the title, our charge is to make this day a praise day! Oh I know you have had reason and therefore resorted to praising God Monday thru Saturday, but let’s give Him special praise this morning even before we enter the sanctuary physically or virtually. Read these few verses, just a few,...

AWE THE ALL

ByDr. Mark September 21, 2021 0 Comments

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases” (Psalm 103:1-3 NASB) Yesterday afternoon, I let the enemy have me focusing on the negative, as opposed to the positive. Yes, he was messing with my mind, trying to put pity in the place of...

A LITTLE “PSALM-THING,” “PSALM-THING”

ByDr. Mark August 8, 2021 0 Comments

“Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His greatness. Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flute. Praise Him with resounding cymbals; Praise Him with loud cymbals. Let everything...

THE DEACON AND THE DEDICATED SAINT

ByDr. Mark June 28, 2021 0 Comments

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” (Psalm 150:6 NKJV) A faithful servant, one who earned the title of Deacon Emeritus, s gifted saint could not sing “My Heavenly Father Watches Over Me” without shedding a few tears. It was evident, every time he sang that solo, he was not just rendering a selection listed on the order of service, but he was...

A FIVE-MINUTE FRIDAY MORNING WORKOUT

ByDr. Mark May 14, 2021 0 Comments

“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power.” (Revelation 4a NIV) Let’s start your day with a five-minute praise workout. It will keep you from starting your day being preoccupied with problems, pressures, any predicaments, and the plethora of things you have to get done before the pause, referred to as the weekend. Actually, you can do this every day,...

THE PIT, THE MUD, AND THE MIRE

ByDr. Mark January 27, 2021 0 Comments

He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.” (Psalm 40:2 NIV) What the Lord did for David, lifted Him up, he likewise will do for you. Yes, He will! You know that from your past experiences! You know that what He has done before, He will do again! He will lift you! He will lay His...