“It is only our fathomless ignorances of who the Lord truly is
that suggests a limit on any sacrifice we bring Him” -Francis Frangipane
This month has been wild. Honestly, I feel like I’ve been slacking in different areas of my life. I have so many pieces of thought in my mind but no idea how they go together. Walking around with a mumbled brain is one of my least favorite things. It makes me feel dazed and confused. Never really knowing which thought goes where and when it’s the proper time to ponder things more. But surprisingly there is a lesson to be learned (insert shocked face).
Unfortunately, it took me longer than it should have to take it to God (don’t worry there is grace). When we were in Athens I was starting to be more annoyed with this feeling of my mind. So I asked God what I needed to do. And He reminded me of my word for the month (duh). He pressed on my heart that I wasn’t done digging into this word. A Broken Hallelujah isn’t the only time He wants me to raise a Hallelujah. So I halfheartedly looked into the word. And quickly became more frustrated because all it did was add more pieces to my thoughts but no connection. Finally, when in Rome, I had reached my end. I couldn’t handle the pieces anymore I needed to know the connection. I had to know how they all fit together.
“Lord help me to form the words you have given me.
I can see and comprehend them individually
but I am struggling to see how they come together “
That is exactly what I wrote in my journal and BOOM everything started clicking into place. All my thoughts were being pieced together and made complete.
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,
who gives generously to all without finding fault,
and it will be given to you.” -James 1:5
Hallelu- plural form of the Hebrew verb hillel which means: To shine, to praise, to be praised, to boast in.
Jah- also Yah is the shortened form of YHWH (Yahweh) which means: God.
The reason the writers of the Old Testament use the YHWH is that to them the name of God was too sovereign to say. The capitalized LORD in the Hebrew Bible is a silent signal that it is a translation for the word generally considered to be the name for God. The Hebrew word was a four-letter word, “YHWH”, but for centuries before Christ, it was a firm tradition never to pronounce that word. They didn’t have the experience of His grace found in the New Testament.
“But it is the union of both truths that produces power in our lives and leads us into the reality of God… While we must be willing to give to God our all, we must remember that our all is not good enough.” – Francis Frangipane in “Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God”
You see God wants our Hallelujah in the midst of our highs, in the midst of our lows, and everywhere in-between.
Hallelujah means: To shine God To praise God To be praised, God To boast in God
So in the darkness you face, shine God.
In the moments in the middle, praise God.
In the highs of life, God is to be praised.
In all seasons of life boast in God and know that HE is with you.
Raising your (you have to own it) Hallelujah, can produce the most powerful effect on us, the glorification of the Lord.
Raise your Hallelujah!
