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Rise Rise And Worship

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[Verse 1] Rise—rise and worship the King! Rise—rise and worship Jesus— Master and ruler—over everything. [Verse 2] Rise—rise and bless the Savior! Rise—rise and bless Jesus’s name! He canceled our debt—guilt and shame. [Verse 3] Lift up—lift up your hands in praise. Lift up—lift your praise—as your hands you raise. [Chorus] Ohhhhh—worship the king—Master and ruler over everything— Worship Jesus—worship His holy name—for He canceled our debt, guilt and shame. Ohhhh—right now—lift up your hands in praise—lift up your praise as your hands you raise. [Bridge] Lord—I come now into your presence with glory, honor and praise. Lord—I come now and bow—before You—the Holy One—oh You are filled with all mercy and grace. So my Lord—somehow—because You desire from a sinner like me—my worship so my hands I raise—oh I come now into Your courts—with all glory, honor and praise. [Final Chorus] Ohhhhh—worship the king—Master and ruler over everything— Worship Jesus—worship His holy name—for He canceled our debt, guilt and shame. Ohhhh—right now—lift up your hands in praise—lift up your praise as your hands you raise. [Tag] So my Lord—somehow—because You desire from a sinner like me—my worship so my hands I raise—oh I come now into Your courts—with all glory, honor and praise. Ohhhh—right now—I lift up my hands in praise—lift up my praise as my hands—I raise.
Ministry Devotional

Rise Rise And Worship

Read together: Psalm 95:1–7; Psalm 134; Colossians 2:13–14; 1 Timothy 2:8; Revelation 19:5–7

Some songs need only a few words to say everything. This one is a call to stand up and worship: Rise, rise and worship the King! Rise, rise and worship Jesus—Master and ruler over everything. It is the kind of song that opens a worship service, inviting everyone to set aside distractions and turn toward God.

The Psalms often begin the same way. Read Psalm 95:1–7. "Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation… For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods… Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker." Notice the movement: shouting, singing, then bowing and kneeling. Worship includes both celebration and humility. The song holds both together—rising and lifting hands, then bowing before the Holy One.

Why should we worship? The song gives a clear reason: He canceled our debt, guilt, and shame. Read Colossians 2:13–14. "When you were dead in your trespasses… God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, having canceled the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. He set it aside, nailing it to the cross." The debt we could never pay is gone. That alone is reason to rise.

The song repeats the image of lifted hands: Lift up your hands in praise; lift your praise as your hands you raise. Read Psalm 134. "Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless the Lord." And 1 Timothy 2:8: "I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dispute." Lifting hands is not a performance. It is a posture of surrender and openness—like a child reaching for a parent, or someone showing they are holding nothing back.

We should add a gentle word: physical expressions of worship look different in different churches and personalities. Some lift hands; some kneel; some stand quietly with bowed heads. What matters most is the heart. But the Bible does invite our bodies to join our hearts in praise.

The bridge contains a line of humble wonder: Because You desire from a sinner like me my worship, so my hands I raise. It is astonishing that God wants our worship—not because He needs it, but because He loves us and is worthy. The Holy One, full of mercy and grace, welcomes sinners into His courts.

Read Revelation 19:5–7. A voice from the throne calls, "Praise our God, all you His servants, you who fear Him, small and great!" And a great multitude answers, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory." Every time we rise to worship here, we join that eternal song.

If worship has grown routine or cold for you, let this song call you to rise again. And if you have never worshiped Jesus because you have never known Him, start by thanking Him that He offers to cancel your debt, guilt, and shame. Then trust Him.

A moment to respond: Before your next worship service—or right now—stand up. Read Psalm 95:1–7 aloud. Lift your hands if you are able, and thank Jesus specifically for canceling your debt. Then bow your head and spend a moment in quiet reverence before the King.

Let's pray: Jesus, King and Master over everything, we rise to worship You. Thank You for canceling our debt, our guilt, and our shame by nailing it to the cross. We lift our hands in praise and bow before You, the Holy One, full of mercy and grace. Thank You for wanting the worship of sinners like us. Receive our glory, honor, and praise. Amen.

Our desire at UnrelentingJesus is that you would rise and worship the King—because He has canceled every debt and is worthy of all praise.

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