If You don’t Praise, You’re Missing Out.

There is so much POWER in praise and worship! The psalmist, David, continually sang praises to God! In Psalm 22:3, he said that God dwells, or inhabits our praises!  David said, “I will call upon the name of the Lord who is worthy to be praised. So should I be saved from mine enemies” (Ps 18:3). So there’s POWER against our enemy in PRAISING.

For one, we’re commanded to ONLY THINK on the things of God. That means not to worry, fret, stress and be anxious and live in fear. Paul says, “Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things” (Phil 4:8). That means that Christianity 101 is always keeping our mind on GOOD things. So that oughta make it EASY to praise always. 

The book of Psalms is filled with praise and thankfulness, because thanksgiving is the oral, positive and active expression of gratitude. The Lord loves a praiseful and thankful heart, because gratitude is the inward emotion of the heart which meditates on God’s grace and mercy; that is why the Lord abhors murmuring and complaining (1Cor 10:10). 

As long as you’re thinking about the scriptures, and about the Lord, and you’ve got a song of praise in your mouth, you can’t complain and moan and groan and bemoan about how bad you feel. There are 2 times to praise God: When you feel like it and when you don’t feel like it. We can complain because the rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. It comes down to the attitude of your heart.

Praise honors God for His presence, His power, His goodness, His creation and His love for us!  When we praise God, we are not only glorifying Him, but our praises lifts us ABOVE our difficult circumstances and into the goodness of God. We then see from God’s perspective, His possibilities and opportunities. Praise will often get us out of the pit in which the devil is trying to cast us! Even wars have been won through praising God, through praising His power and might (2Cor 20:22)!

Christians should not live a silent life. Praising expresses the testimonies of God. This is the reason we should not keep our praise to ourselves, but should praise out loud, extolling all His benefits and counting our blessings always. “The Lord is worthy to be praised” (Ps 18:3). The spirit of praise is a mighty force in projecting the gospel. Praise destroys the atmosphere of the ill circumstances and lifts us into the perspective of God. 

All throughout the Bible we are admonished to praise and to be grateful in all things; to sing songs of thanksgiving, to rejoice evermore, to give thanks in everything. Singing from a thankful heart also is a mighty way to express praise. Singing the praises of God has nothing to do with musical taste or talent, but with the rejoicing of the heart. It’s His glorious presence which propels the singing and fills the notes of praise. Our lips should overflow out of the abundance of the heart. God gets his greatest victories out of seeming defeat and He often brings them along the neglected path of praise.

Praise is the voice of faith. Satan’s attacks are defeated when we give God glory and praise. If you want to knock the devil for a loop, just start praising the Lord. He hates praise. The power of positive praise and quoting scriptures will get the devil running faster than anything else.  

They say that swearing is wicked because it’s taking God’s name in vain. But to murmur is equally wicked because it’s taking God’s promises in vain”.

So “Let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name be joyful in You” (Ps 5:11).