Created for God's praise and glory
It is part of our purpose to praise God. Yet life keeps us busy with everything else, so that we do not do the one thing for which we were created. I read a statement recently: ‘”If the devil can’t make you bad he will make you busy” …too busy to praise God. We need…
God responds to praise
2 Chronicles 20:21-22 After consultation with the leaders of the people, he determined that there should be a choir leading the march, clothed in sanctified garments and singing the song “His Loving-Kindness Is Forever” as they walked along praising and thanking the Lord! And at the moment they began to sing and to praise, the…
The example of David
David was perhaps one of the greatest praises that ever lived. He understood how important it was to praise God. I believe that God is raising up a new generation of ‘Davidic’ people. People who will understand the role of praise and worshipping of God. I want to one of these. Listen to David’s heart: Psalm 9:1-2 O…
For Who He is and what He has done
Praising God for who He is, is called adoration. We need to praise God in this way, acknowledging who He is. This happens when we say, ‘You are God and we praise you, you are Lord we acclaim you. You are the eternal father, all creation worships you.’ This is one of the major reason for praising God. This…
We need to praise the Lord
Today is another opportunity to praise the Lord. We have so much to thank God for. We need to count our blessings. Count your blessings. Name them one by one. Count your blessings see what God has done, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done! The Bible says that praise plays an important role in…
Thankfulness is an attitude
At the end of it all thankfulness is an attitude. 1 Chronicles 16:24 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His love and his kindness go on forever. We can be thankful just because of the fact that God loves us. Colossians 3:14 Let the peace of heart that comes from Christ…
Encouraging each other
We need to encourage each other to be thankful. That is what I am attempting to do with these notes. We should remind one another to be thankful. Ephesians 5:4 Remind each other of God’s goodness, and be thankful. God has been good in so many ways. The scripture says that we should ‘be thankful’….
Approaching God
As we approach God, it should be with thankfulness in our hearts. Psalm 95:2 Come before him with thankful hearts. As we come to God with the things on our hearts, lets us start with hearts that are thankful and appreciative. I have a relative who is a thankful, grateful person. It is such a…
What does it mean to be thankful?
Thankfulness is a very vital aspect in our lives. It is an important thing that we are thankful people towards God. How thankful have you been lately? I believe that we are expected to be thankful people. Thankfulness or a thankful heart is characteristic of a true Christian. Usually if someone is not thankful, they…
A lifestyle of thankfulness
Psalm 118:29 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for he is so good! For his loving-kindness is forever. There is a statement that says: ‘God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.’ God is a good God and He wants to be good to each on e of us. For this…