Praise

In God’s word he tells us in Psalm 147:1 to Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.  Psalm 42:5 asks, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.”  In Psalm 100:4 it states, “We are to enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”  In Luke 18:43, there was a beggar who heard that Jesus was coming by and when Jesus was passing the man called out, Jesus Son of David have mercy on me.  When Jesus ordered the man be brought to him, he told Jesus that he wanted to receive his sight.  Jesus told the man, “Receive your sight for your faith has made you whole.”  This man immediately received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God.  Hebrew 13:5 states, “By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.”  In Revelation 19:5, “A voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.”   God’s word tells us that in whatever state we find ourselves that we should continually be Praising the Lord.  Praise will make our troubles, sickness, loneliness, and anything else that we face seem so small.  Praise is a powerful weapon for spiritual warfare.  When we take our eyes off of us and put them on Jesus our troubles vanish.    As Psalm 150:6 states, “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.” Let us begin to Praise the One who has called us to be His children.  Join me in worship and let us Praise the Lord!