"The Power of the Word Promotes and Positions Us in Praise to God - Part One.

November 6th, 2023

"The Power of the Word Promotes and Positions Us in Praise to God - Part One.

"My lips shall utter praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes." - Psalm 119:171

Question: Do you regularly purpose to get your praise on? I respectfully submit to you that when a soul is consistently committed to praising God, as opposed to pouting to God, the presence, peace, and power of God are promoted among our peers in Christ, in addition to a perverse world that needs the light and salvation that God gives.

Philippians 2:14-15: "Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation (souls turning and burning from God), among whom ye shine as lights in the world."

Romans 13:12-14: "The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us, therefore, cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.

Now we understand that Kingdom living is connected to committing and submitting oneself to the spiritual disciplines of reading and memorizing Scripture, prayer, obedience, fleeing from youthful passions, fellowship with the brethren, worship, servant hood, sharing the gospel, and sanctified living. However, all of the aforementioned spiritual disciplines are inseparable from praising the Lord.

The Word of God calls us to praise God on numerous occasions, especially in the largest book in the Bible, Psalms. In Hebrew, the Book of Psalms is called PRAISE. Nonetheless, praise is a theme that is spread throughout the whole of Scripture. For example, the first book in our canon of Scripture, Genesis, specifically Chapter 1, implies praise; on the other hand, direct praise is located in hymns that are dispersed throughout the books of Exodus, 2 Samuel, Isaiah, Daniel, Ephesians, and Revelation.

The Word of God also employs words that are frequently used as synonyms or in parallel with "praise," which in turn assists us in arriving at the definition of praise. This is reflected in the words bless, exalt, extol, glorify, magnify, thank, and "admit or confess. To praise God is to call attention to His greatness and glory.

So, from our opening text, what triggered the Psalmist to "GET HIS PRAISE ON"?

Join me next time as we discover how the Word of God directs us to be more deliberate in our praise to God.

Not a sermon, just some thoughts.

For the Glory of God,

PBKSR