PRACTICE
PRAISING
BREAD
1 Praise
the Lord. Praise, O servants of
the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. 2 Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and
forevermore. 3 From
the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised. 4 The Lord is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the
heavens. Psalms 113:1-4 (NIV)
33 Oh,
the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable
his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! 34 “Who has known the mind of the
Lord? Or who has been his counselor?" 35 "Who has ever given to
God, that God should repay him?” 36 For from him and through him and to him are all
things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. Romans 11:33-36 (NIV)
9 He
performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted. Job 5:9 (NIV)
20 Now to
him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according
to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV)
15 Here
is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into
the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was
shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his
unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive
eternal life. 17 Now to
the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for
ever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:15-17
(NIV)
24 To him
who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious
presence without fault and with great joy-- 25 to the only God our Savior be
glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all
ages, now and forevermore! Amen. Jude
1:24-25 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Victory over apostasy is found in Jesus
Christ! He is the One who will ‘keep’ believers. Christ will present believers to His Father without
fault and with great joy—joy both
for Himself and for them. Here is the greatest theme of victory to be sounded,
the highest note of praise and adoration possible, and the greatest assurance
for the redeemed.” Bible
Knowledge Commentary
“God can never receive too much praise.” Anonymous
“Be
not afraid of saying too much in the praises of God; all the danger is of
saying too little.” Matthew Henry
“The
pulse of prayer is praise.” William Arthur Ward
“Immortal,
invisible, God only wise, In light inaccessible hid from our eyes, Most
blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, Almighty, victorious, Thy great
name we praise. Unresting, unhasting and
silent as light, Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might; Thy justice
like mountains high soaring above Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness
and love.” Walter C. Smith
“Men in general
praise God in such a manner that He scarcely obtains the tenth part of His
due.” John
Calvin
“You
don’t learn to praise in a day. But you
can begin today, and practice tomorrow….until it becomes part of you.” Erwin
Lutzer
“Whenever you
react with praise and thanksgiving for an opportunity to grow more like Jesus
in your way of reacting to things, instead of grumbling or feeling self-pity,
you will find that that whole situation will be changed into a great blessing.” Hannah Hurnard
“O for a heart to
praise my God, a heart from sin set free; a heart that always feels Thy blood
so freely shed for me.” Charles Wesley
“If anyone would
tell you the shortest, surest way to all happiness – he must tell you to make
it a rule to yourself to thank and praise God for everything that happens to
you. For it is certain that whatever
seeming calamity happens to you, if you thank and praise God for it, you turn
it into a blessing. Could you therefore
work miracles, you could not do more for yourself than by this thankful spirit,
for it heals with a word speaking, and turns all that it touches into
happiness. It be the noblest sacrifice
that the greatest saint can offer unto God.”
William Law
“Praise is
powerful because it removes our focus from the circumstances and turns us
toward God. Instead of seeing a desperate situation, we see an opportunity for
God to reveal His glory to everyone involved.” Michael
Youssef
HEART SAVOR
- I am to be "joyful always, pray continually
and give thanks in all circumstances" (1 Thessalonians 4:16) for this
is God's pleasing and perfect will for my life.
- I am to praise God from Whom all blessings flow.
- Praise takes my eyes off my circumstances and on to the
One Who lovingly controls them. My times are in His all-powerful
hands.
