Praise
As you read Psalms in the Bible there is a common theme: praising the Lord. There are countless verses that tell is to sing befor the Lord, rejoice in Him, and to praise Him...
"Sing to the Lord a new song, sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise His name; proclaim His salvation day after day. Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous deeds among the peoples." - Psalm 96:1-3
"Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise His holy name." - Psalm 97:12
"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, with trumpets and the blast of the rams horn - shout for joy before the Lord, the King." - Psalm 98:4-6
"Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the Lord." - Psalm 98:7-9a
"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth worship the Lord in gladness; come before Him with joyful songs." - Psalm 100:1,2
"Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name." - Psalm 100:4
Those vereses just came out of 4 of the 150 Psalms in the Bible. Sometimes I think the Lord has to clobber us in the head with what He's trying to say because we can be really stubborn, at least I know I can. That's why, to me, having that many verses about praise is a good reminder because I don't always remember to praise Him when thing aren't going the way I want them to or even the when they are. Psalm is defintitly not the only book of the Bible that talks about worshiping and praisng the Lord. Today I was reading Revelations and found another verse that I really loved...
"...Day and night they never stop saying: 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come." - Revelations 4:8
This verse just hit me really hard because praising the Lord should never stop and it didn't here. It's just so awesome to me and that is how I want to live my life: never ceasing to praise the Lord. I want to live my life worshiping and adoring the Father.
"When you know how to praise the Lord in all things, there is very little that can stand in your way." - John Robert Stevens Mantle of Praise
"That's All Folks!"
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