Let us continually praise THE LORD!
When times are good, let us praise THE LORD. In times of testing, let us also praise THE LORD.
It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 13:
15 Therefore through Jesus let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His Name.
16 We will show mercy to the poor and not miss an opportunity to do acts of kindness for others, for these are the true sacrifices that delight God’s Heart.
We are to continually praise THE LORD in all things. As we do, there will be no complaints coming from our lips. As we praise HIM in all things, our hope and faith will increase.
This song was given by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 48:
1 There are so many reasons to describe God as wonderful! So many reasons to praise HIM with unlimited praise!
The fact that HE brought you to this earth and sustained you should be enough to praise HIM. Our praise should be in proportion to HIS greatness, meaning it is measureless.
A song of thanksgiving was inspired by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 100:
4 You can pass through HIS open gates with the password of praise. Come right into HIS Presence with thanksgiving. Come bring your thank offering to HIM and affectionately bless HIS beautiful Name!
5 For YAHWEH is always good and ready to receive you. HE’S so Loving that it will amaze you—so kind that it will astound you! And HE is famous for HIS faithfulness toward all. Everyone knows our God can be trusted, for HE keeps HIS promises to every generation!
Thanksgiving is the first step or stage in our approach to GOD. Next is praise! After we’ve been through thanksgiving, we pass on to praise.
Both thanksgiving and praise have a very important psychological effect. If we are coming to GOD with great petitions, with things that seem very hard and difficult, the more we thank GOD for all HE’S already done, the easier it is to believe HIM for what we want HIM to do next. If we don’t come with thanksgiving, we don’t have any psychological build-up to our faith.
Speak the following:
For the LORD is good.
HIS mercy is everlasting.
And HIS Truth endures to all generations.
Thank YOU LORD, Amen!
As we praise HIM, we are expressing Truth in all aspects of our life. We are shining the Light and dispersing any and all darkness.
It is written by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 60 about the City of GOD:
18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, Neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; But you shall call your walls Salvation (The Blood of Jesus), And your gates Praise.
We can come to a place in the Presence of GOD where violence and destruction are just faint echoes from a distance, but they have no reality in the Presence of GOD. The wall that surrounds the Presence of GOD is salvation. There is only one way to GOD, and it is through The Blood of Christ… period!
All the gates have one title, which is praise. No praise, no access. It is the only way into the immediate Presence of GOD.
King David wrote by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 22:
3 But You are Holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.
In other Words, You Who sit upon the praises of Israel. When we praise GOD, we are building a Throne for HIM to come and take HIS place among us. HE inhabits the Throne of our praises.
If you want to begin your morning with praise to HIM, speak forth Psalm 148 in its entirety.