When we praise God, we are praising Him for who He is and all He stands for. It shouldn't be used as a means to enticing Him to get something from Him. Praise can be a worthy weapon. David came to mind...he purely praised God for who He is and what He has done for him.
We praise the Lord from our heart and through our mouth. The mouth should only express what's in the heart. Most of the time we express words without the heart and it shouldn't be when it comes to praise. Praise needs to be intentional. It shouldn't be a routine. We need to daily and constantly magnify the name of the Lord; things we have read, heard, seen and also experienced about Him.
We should tell of the Lord's greatness. It's a way of testifying and blesses the heart of others to draw closer to Him. God is our banner and should be lifted high...made known and should be at the forefront of everything we do and say.
God is everything and can be everything to us depending on us. God is who He is and cannot be limited because He is boundless. God is a circle whose centre is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere. Awamaridi - you can't search Him out or know the total mystery about Him. The clear definition of "You never see Him coming..."
The Praise of God should continually be upon our lips from the full understanding of who we know Him to be. It's hard to praise Him when you don't know Him. You praise God based on your understanding of who He is. Praise is the fruit of our lips and should be offered to God.
Praising God isn't so much about what you can get from Him but has everything to do with acknowledging who He is and you can't acknowledge who He is without Him giving more and more of Himself to you. There are different sides to God and the deeper we go, the deeper we unravel and get exposed to more of Him. No wonder the Bible says we should search for Him when He may be found. He is ready to be found and praise is a worthy tool to get exposed to more of God.
Praise is an atmosphere changer and it also changes your perspective to things and how best to approach situations. It allows us stay at ease and increase our faith rather than get depressed as we begin to trust God for what He is about to do based on what we have heard, seen, read about what He has done or understand what He can do. It creates a mental shift. The story of Paul and Silas came to mind and where the magistrate told them to go... letting them go is like breaking off the shackles and the mental hold that limits us and with praise, we are broken free from limiting beliefs to uphold God's unending possibilities.
Thank you for your time.
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Still me,
My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer.
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