Living a Life of Hallelujah 

By Pastor Jeffrey Smith

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Praise God in his holy sanctuary! Praise him in his stronghold in the sky! (Psalm 150:1 TPT)

To utter the word “hallelujah” is to give praise to God. It is an expression of worship. When we speak the word “Hallelujah,” we are making a declaration right in the middle of wherever we are. Whether it be in a church building, in your home, car or workplace, you can declare “Hallelujah!” over your heart and over your circumstances. 

What does it mean when you speak “Hallelujah” over your life and over your circumstances? Whenever you choose to praise God, you are saying “my God is good; my God is great; my God is worthy,” that’s what “Hallelujah!” is all about. You are declaring that your God is bigger than any circumstance you face, and His presence is all around. Our God is not confined to walls, nor is He limited by our human limitations. 

Here are some reasons why we praise God:

• For His acts of power—He is bigger than cancer, bigger than any sickness or disease.

• We do it for the Lord. It doesn’t matter what the instruments sound like; we praise Him from the abruptness of our lives to the tender soft things. 

• Worship is our life and it’s who we are. 

When you make the choice that you’re going to live to worship, worship becomes the very heart that is beating in your chest, the very oxygen that goes into your lungs, the food that you eat and the drink that you drink. Worship satisfies the deepest part of your soul. God is the most glorified in us when we are the most satisfied in Him; we’re most satisfied in Him when we are engaged in worship. Your life is a hymn unto God—a song that is written for the devotion to Jesus and Jesus alone. If it’s a hymn to God, let it be one of His favorites.