Praises Don’t Stop
Psalms 150:6, “Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.”
Hello friends! I pray today has given you positive thoughts that bring peace in whatever situation you may be enduring right now. I also pray that you are ready to accept the day God gave you with strength that will help you to override anything negative, anything that the devil throws your way. As you look at today, remember how we can truly get through life by showing praise. We need to praise all day and every day through singing, clapping, lifted hands, dance, kneeling, crying out to God, voicing outright to others, and praying. As we give over to praise, we are letting God enter and fill us with His presence; His everlasting peace. We need to express gratitude for every blessing we have received during our lives. The world wants us to show praise to the things of the world; the carnal things, not eternal things! It’s hard to not let ourselves bask in the praise received for anything we accomplished. The sin of doing so is when we forget who actually gave us those abilities, and those opportunities. Everyone in the world is created by God; anything we have in physical or mental capabilities is because of how He created you as an individual. If you use praise in the wrong way, you have allowed sin to turn you away from God; you’ve let the devil use your God given talents for his purpose and not God’s purpose for your life. Each of us should use our praise to express gratitude and love to God; thanking Him for helping us to achieve our goals. We can also use praise as a weapon against fear, despair, regrets; a meaningful way to put our focus on Him, rather than the circumstances around us. Praising Him brings Him to you; it brings His love and grace into your inner soul; releasing peace that can push out the negative and bring in the positive. As you go through today, quit worrying about who can see you praising! Share the reasons you can praise; tell others how lifting praise, lifts your soul; gives you internal peace and show outward positivity! The right praise doesn’t stop unless you stop the praise!
Scriptures:
Read: Hebrews 13:15, Psalms 34:1-7, Psalms 100:1-5, Psalms 28:7, I Thessalonians 5:16-23, Colossians 4:2, Psalms 63:3, Psalms 106:1, Ephesians 5:19-20, I Peter 2:9, Psalms 150:1-5, I Peter 4:11, Daniel 2:20,23, Exodus 15:2, Colossians 3:16, Isaiah 25:1
Prayer:
Dear Lord, thank you for the beautiful ways we can show praise. Thank you for giving each of us the gifts and talents that can help us achieve goals you have planned for us. Thank you, Lord, for showing us how to bring our praise to you, how to show others that true praise leads to a better life with you. Help us Lord, to know the difference in sinful praise and Godly praise. Lord, continue to bring your presence into our hearts so that we can praise you in the dark times and again in the good times. Amen.