HALLELUJAH means to praise God.  Some people go through life and never know the blessing we experience when we praise God and say HALLELUJAH to the Lord.  Then there are others who have a beautiful relationship with Jesus and they love to say HALLELUJAH for all His blessings.  When difficult times come it’s harder to say HALLELUJAH; however, our goal as we mature in our faith is to praise God and still be able to say HALLELUJAH in tough times.  It’s one of the mountain peaks of spirituality that we hope to reach as we grow in our faith. People of faith like Paul, John, and others were still praising God in the midst of difficulties.  Our HALLELUJAH may not be perfect – it may be a BROKEN HALLELUJAH – but it still touches the heart of God when we let Him know we believe He is very meticulously, intimately, providentially, and even miraculously working in our lives between here and heaven – in good times and in bad.  Read Romans 5:1-5; 8:18, 11:33-36 and then listen to Broken Hallelujah by The Afters.

Romans 5:1-5

Peace and Hope

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Romans 8:18

Present Suffering and Future Glory

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

Romans 11:33-36

Doxology