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The Power Of PRAISE And Meaning Of WORSHIP. by bcomputer101: 7:15am On Jun 23, 2013 |
What Praise is Not Praise is not: · Just singing or music · Just done in Church · Just a warm-up to worship · Mindless · A singsong. · Just a group expression · Only for "happy" people · An optional extra · To satisfy God's ego · Ever to be half hearted · A spectator sport or a performance. · Sporadic or occasional What Praise Is The Bible describes praise in great detail. It gives the many examples from the lives of many saints in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Many songs and words of praise are recorded directly and the benefits and blessings that accrue from this powerful practice are recorded in great detail too. Hebrews 13:15 tells us to offer praise to God continually. When I first read that passage, I thought, "How can anyone praise God continually? Does this text really mean what it says?" In the context the writer to the Hebrews is contrasting the old and new covenants. Under the old covenant the smoke of the Old Testament sacrifice ascended to God continually. Now, under a superior covenant, we too are privileged to offer to God a continuous sacrifice, not for sin, but a sacrifice of praise, and then I saw Psalm 34:1 "I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth." I thought, "But you might go overboard." Then I thought, " Bob, your problem is not in praising God too much,. It's in not praising Him enough!" Praise Is a Sacrifice I realized that feeling or no feelings, with or without goose bumps; God invites us to praise Him.and not just a smattering of sporadic praise, but continuously. It's to be in good days and in bad days, in blessings or in adverse circumstances, during good or bad weather, when I'm exhilarated or when I'm discouraged - even in sickness or in health. I don't praise God for adverse circumstances. God is not the author of evil, but I praise God in adverse circumstances. An Option? Praise is not an optional extra for Christians. Psalm 50:23 says, "Whoever offers praise glorifies me." And so I realized that our praises always glorify the Lord. Some people say, "I praise the Lord in my heart quietly." That's certainly good but God wants us to use our voices to praise Him. Psalm 66:8 says, "O bless our God, you people and make the voice of His praise to be heard." One woman describes an experience of the power of praise during a healing meeting: "While I was worshipping and praising the Lord, I looked up and saw an angel sitting on the ledge of one of the windows high above the pulpit. A little doubtful of what I'd seen, I closed my eyes and began praising God again. A minute or so later I opened my eyes and this time the angel was hovering above the pulpit. He was about seven or eight feet tall with long, flowing robes of a beautiful grayish white color. Although his hair and face were the same color, I could distinguish his features. As I looked at him, he turned to me with an expression that seemed to say, "Watch what we're going to do now!" Then he and several other angels started hovering around the room. They'd go down and then up to the ceiling, then back down again, brushing against the members of the congregation as they praised the Lord. I watched them for a couple of minutes and while they hovered over us I was impressed that they were rejoicing with us as we were rejoicing in God. There was a prophecy after the time of worship that said we had touched God with our praises, and I knew without a doubt that God had blessed me by opening my spiritual eyes to see these angels." Another woman, unaware of what the first woman had seen, said that during the singing of praises she had heard angelic voices joining us in praise. After the praise, the people came forward to testify. Scores of people crowded the area around the podium and told of their healings. A young girl who had vision problems in one of here eyes testified that during the praise and worship time she saw Jesus come to her, lay His hands on her eyes, and heal them. Her healing was verified by her ability to read when someone held a printed page a few feet in front of her. She easily read it, something she said she would not have been able to do before her healing. But the most dramatic healing involved a two year old boy with cancer whose mother said he had never walked more than a few stumbling steps. As tears welled up in her eyes, she placed him on his thin legs, and the audience burst into praise as the child walked across the floor. The entire healing-miracle meeting was a reminder that our praise and worship touch something in the supernatural realm far beyond our understanding - a fact that should encourage us to commit ourselves to praise and worship on a much deeper level than our present involvement. A prophecy during the last session of the meetings challenged the audience not to be afraid to enter this deeper form of praise because it is actually the gate in the King's throne room. Our commission and privilege then is to say with the Psalmist: "Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; sing the glory of His name: make His praise glorious.Bless our God, O peoples, and sound His praise abroad" (Ps. 66:1 - 2, 8 NAS) As we glorify God's name in this way, it will make an impact upon the heavens, and we will witness ever- increasing demonstrations of the power of God in our own lives and the lives of those whom we touch. Psalm 22:3 says, "The Lord inhabits the praises of His people." You know that praise brings the presence of God and God's presence expels Satan's presence. Satan is allergic to praise. It does three things to Satan and evil spirits. · It paralyzed them · It binds them · It banishes them Praise, also, leads to worship. Praise and worship are somewhat different. We are told to, "Enter His gates with thanksgiving, come into His courts with praise." Praise is the entrance way the door to the "Presence". The symbolism derives from the tabernacle of Moses. As we move from the outer court to the inner court and finally to the Holy of Holies, our praise changes to worship and then to sheer Glory and we are in awe of our Lord and Father God who lavished His love upon us by sending His son. Someone said, "You praise until a spirit of worship comes, then you worship 'till the Glory comes . Then you remain in the Glory. Genesis 22 comes to mind. Abraham and his son Issac were making their way up Mount Moriah. He told his servant to wait there...that he and the lad would go and worship. I imagine with tears running down his face but still hope in his heart, he built his altar and worshipped Jehovah. This is the sacrifice of praise. There came a depth of worship in his heart which words could not express but he bowed his heart and will to the will of the Father. This is worship and is arrived at, usually, through praising God for His greatness and His wonderful attributes.. Dear Nairalanders, let's praise God in a little way with our comments |
Re: The Power Of PRAISE And Meaning Of WORSHIP. by annyplenty(m): 10:31am On Jun 23, 2013 |
Praise, the LORD. He is the true God. At His wrath, the earth shall tremble. He is the God of all flesh He is the living God He is the king of all nations He is the eternal king He is the the King that sits on the glorious high throne from the beginning He is the God that sits in heaven and fills the earth He is the mighty terrible one His name is great in might There is none like unto thee You stretched out the heaven like garment and laid the foundations of earth by thy out-stretched arm Both the heaven and the earth shall wax old but YOU shall reign from eternity to eternity The Lord of the king that sits upon the throne of David The Lord that gives the sun for a light by day and the ordinances of moon and stars for a light by night The Lord that divides the sea when the waves roar The LORD OF HOSTS is HIS name O Lord, there is nothing too hard for you Thou showest loving kindness to thousands Thou art slow to anger Thou does not retain thy anger forever The Lord that recompenst the iniquities of the fathers inot the bossom of their children after them You are great in counsel You are might in works Thine eyes are open upon all the ways of men There is no one like you In holiness, there is no one like you In righteousness, there is no one like you In mercy, there is no one like you In lovingkindness, there is no one like you In justice, there is no one like you, In forgiveness, there is no one like In power, there is no one like you In might, there is no one like you In wisdom, there is no one like you In knowledge, there is no one like In abundance, there is no one like At your presence, Bel stoops, Nebo bows, Merodach is confounded All idols and their worshippers shall be consumed by your glory The God that has not asked the house of Jacob to seek Him in vain You alone, are God. Besides you, there is no other. All others are the works of men, mere idols, worthless abominations You are Jehovah Jireh, The Lord who provides Jehovah Shalom, The Lord our peace Jehovah Sabaoth, The Lord of Hosts Jehovah Nissi, The Lord our banner The Heavens proclaim your glory The stars proclaim your glory The sun proclaims your glory The moon proclaims your glory The Lord who is able to raise a dead from the living and a living from the dead. THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY. I bless the name of the Lord, Halleluyah 2 Likes |
Re: The Power Of PRAISE And Meaning Of WORSHIP. by bcomputer101: 11:22am On Jun 23, 2013 |
The best way of thank God is through our praises. THANK YOU JESUS! |
Re: The Power Of PRAISE And Meaning Of WORSHIP. by annyplenty(m): 8:33pm On Jun 25, 2013 |
GOD that dwells in unapproachable light HE clothes himself with majesty HE girds himself with strength The LORD of Hosts is HIS name. |
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