The Daily Nugget- Praise
Hi All
When we praise God we are showing gratitude to Him and revering Him for who He is and what He has done and involves worshiping through song, prayer, and thanksgiving(Psalm 100:4),both in good times and during trial,to find peace and strength(Psalm 29:11) and in doing so we shift focus from ourselves and our problems,giving them to God and trusting in His power as we experience a spiritual connection with Him.
No matter what we are going through in life, whether good or bad, we should always be praising God. We should be like the Psalmist and declare “I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth”.(Psalm 34:1) Amen !
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Praise
1 I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul will make its boast in the LORD; The humble will hear it and rejoice. 3 O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. (Psalm 34:1-3, NASB)
In Romans 12:1, the apostle Paul exhorted his readers to present themselves as “a living sacrifice” to God. But someone has observed that living sacrifices keep trying to crawl off the altar! At no time is that more likely to happen than during times of trouble when we are tempted to resent our circumstances.
But David, the psalmist, wrote that God’s praise “shall continually be in my mouth”—words he wrote during a time of trouble. And the writer to the Hebrews combined the ideas of sacrifice and continual praise: “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name” (Hebrews 13:15). Why is praise considered a sacrifice, especially in times of trouble? First, sacrifice involves giving up something. Second, the sacrifice of praise in times of trouble means giving up fear, resentment, anger, and self-centeredness (“Why me, Lord?”). To praise God means to trust His plans and provision and protection at all times“continually.”
If you are in a challenging season of life, keep praising and thanking God for what He is doing in your life.