OUR PRAISE

Good morning!

Here is the next phase of our praise and worship. I just thought it would remind us of what God longs from us. And actually expects from us. Although as much as He loves us, He knows that we won't do it perfectly. But he loves us anyway more than we can imagine. So, worship and praise Him the best you can.

 God Wants Our Praise

The Scripture: Psalm 50:23 (NKJV)
"Whoso offereth praise glorifies Me."
4.  What does our praise do?  (Answers are at the bottom.)
The Scripture:  Psalm 68:4
"Sing to God, sing praise to His name, extol Him who rides on the clouds--His name is the Lord--and rejoice before Him."
5.  When we sing and praise God, what are we doing?  
When we extol someone, we magnify them.
The Scripture: Psalm 22:3 (NKJV)
"But You are holy, who inhabit the praises of Israel."
6.  What does God do?  
Other versions of the Bible tell us that our praises "enthrone" God, in other words place Him on a throne.
Teacher-writer Paul Billheimer explains it like this: “God dwells in an atmosphere of praise.  Praise and His presence have a mutual affinity.  When there is joyful praise, there God is dynamically and benevolently active.  This means that wherever there is adoration, reverence, and acceptable worship and praise, there He identifies and openly manifests His presence.”
The Scripture: Psalm 100:4
"Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise."
7.  How do we enter the Lord's courts?  
This psalm is referring to the tabernacle of the Old Testament.  Worshipers entered the gates with thankful hearts, but as they came into the courts, their thanksgiving turned to praise.

We Are Commanded To Praise God

The Scripture:  Psalm 117:1
"Praise the Lord, all you nations, extol Him, all you peoples."
8.  Who is commanded to praise the Lord in this verse?     
The Scripture:  Psalm 150:6
"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord."
9.  Who is told to praise the Lord in this verse?  
Let's get down to more specifics:  Where, when and how should we praise the Lord.

Answers:
4. Glorifies God
5. Extolling Him
6. Inhabits our praises
7. With praise
8. All nations and peoples
9. Everything that has breath

All scripture quotations in this publication are from the Holy Bible, New International Version unless otherwise stated.
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 New International Bible Society.
Copyright © 1998 by JoAnne Sekowsky 

If you missed the first day of this series, then go back to yesterday and I believe it goes through Monday, the 24th.

Have a magnificent day!

Love,

        Lesbear

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