Praise our God! What He does is wonderful, flawless and
beyond our understanding.
Something
to think about:
Praise is
the joyful honor of thanks given to God. It is the act of worship to our
Creator by song and words of thanksgiving. Sing about the goodness and
wonderful works of the Lord. When we praise, we talk about the things’ God has
done for us. Our songs of praise should help and inspire the children of God.
The Book of
Psalms, Tehillim in Hebrew (תְּהִלִּים or תהילים meaning “Praises“). The
title is derived from the Greek translation, ψαλμοί psalmoi, meaning
“instrumental music” and, by extension, “the words accompanying the music.”
– Psalms wikipedia.org
Key
Points:
- Let the church (the body of Christ) sing praises to God. Ephesians 5:19-20 19 “Speak to one another by using psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your hearts to the Lord.” (AUV) 20 Always give thanks for everything to our God and Father, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ; (TCNT)
- Please God with constant praise, obedience and sharing with others. Hebrews 13:15-16 Let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God through him [Jesus], that is, the fruit of lips that make confession (give thanks and offer praise) to his name. 16 Do not forget (neglect) to do good and to communicate (fellowship) (share), for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (NSB)
- Praise God by loving each other and living right. Philippians 1:9-11 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. 10 For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. 11 May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God. (NLT)
The Duty of Praise.
Praise is everywhere represented in the Bible as a duty no less than a natural impulse and a delight. To fail in this duty is to withhold from God’s glory that belongs to Him (Psalms 50:23; Romans 1:20); it is to shut one’s eyes to the signs of His presence (Isaiah 40:26), to be forgetful of His mercies (Deuteronomy 6:12), and unthankful for His kindness (Luke 6:35). If we are not to fall into these sins, but are to give to God the honor and glory and gratitude we owe Him, we must earnestly cultivate the spirit and habit of praise. From holy men of old we learn that this may be done by arousing the soul from its slothfulness and sluggishness (Psalms 57:8; 103:1), by fixing the heart upon God (Psalms 57:7; 108:1), by meditation on His works and ways (Psalms 77:11), by recounting His benefits (Psalms 103:2), above all, for those to whom He has spoken in His Son, by dwelling upon His unspeakable gift (2 Corinthians 9:15; compare Romans 8:31; 1 John 3:1). – International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915
Praise is everywhere represented in the Bible as a duty no less than a natural impulse and a delight. To fail in this duty is to withhold from God’s glory that belongs to Him (Psalms 50:23; Romans 1:20); it is to shut one’s eyes to the signs of His presence (Isaiah 40:26), to be forgetful of His mercies (Deuteronomy 6:12), and unthankful for His kindness (Luke 6:35). If we are not to fall into these sins, but are to give to God the honor and glory and gratitude we owe Him, we must earnestly cultivate the spirit and habit of praise. From holy men of old we learn that this may be done by arousing the soul from its slothfulness and sluggishness (Psalms 57:8; 103:1), by fixing the heart upon God (Psalms 57:7; 108:1), by meditation on His works and ways (Psalms 77:11), by recounting His benefits (Psalms 103:2), above all, for those to whom He has spoken in His Son, by dwelling upon His unspeakable gift (2 Corinthians 9:15; compare Romans 8:31; 1 John 3:1). – International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915
You may not care to have others say good things about you.
But God loves and deserves praises.
Luke 19:37-40 Jesus was coming close to Jerusalem. He was
already near the bottom of the Mount of Olives. The whole crowd of followers
was very happy. They began shouting
praise to God for all the powerful works
they had seen. They said, 38 “God bless the king who comes in the name of the
Lord! There is peace in heaven and glory to God!” Psalm 118:26 39 Some of the
Pharisees said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell your followers not to say these
things!” 40 But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if my followers don’t say these
things, then the stones will cry out.” (ICB)
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