We Lift You on Our Praises

The first time I heard that song I wondered what that meant. Why does God need us to life Him up? Does he need propping? The only picture that came to my head as I sand that song was something I witnessed at football game on October 25, 2003. This is the night that Bobby Bowden won his 339th football game to become the winningest coach in the history of major college football. After the game coach Bowden's player's lifted him on their shoulders and carried him off the field. What does this have to do with lifting God on our praises? Think about the reasons players lift their coaches...

1. It is a way of make Him the most visible person in the stadium. In a full stadium of 85,000 people for those few moments the one person every person could clearly identify was Bobby Bowden because He was being lifted by his players.

That's what we do when we lift God on our praises. We make Him the one that is visible. We hide ourselves and lift Him up as the one that worthy to be noticed. If we are really lifting Him on our praised than everyone around should be able to clearly identify Him as the center of attention.

2. It is a way for players to say, 'he gets credit for this accomplishment not us'. The players on the field were not even born when Bowdne got his first win in 1959. They were only toddlers when his streak of 10+ wins in a season and 14 straight top 4 finishes began in 1987. So the team as they lift their coach on their shoulders is says, 'we had a small role to play but the credit belongs to you. We did our role and so we get to enjoy the moment but the glory belongs to you.

When we lift God on our praises we are saying, 'we are doing our role. We are living out the story you have created for us but the glory belongs to you.'