Life of Praise Pt. 4
Hello Partners and Friends!
Today we are going to continue with our discussion of how our life can be a life of Praise unto God. Our key scripture for this message is found in Ephesians 1:12 and it states: “As a result, we- the first to place our hope in the anointed one- will live in a way to bring Him glory and praise.” It is God’s desire that our life here upon the earth brings Him glory and praise; and because it is His desire for us to do so, it should be our desire also! This is the only way the world will see who God is: through us, His family, His body. But, if our life does not bring Him glory and praise, we are representing the body of Christ unjustly. So, we started a couple of weeks ago discussing six ways we can bring God glory and praise with our lives. Below is a re-cape of those six things.
Six ways to bring Glory and Praise to God
By telling others about Jesus
By becoming Christ-like
By worshipping and praising Him
By loving others
By serving others with the gifts Christ has blessed you with
By walking in our inheritance
We have addressed the first two, and today we will discuss the third way. We bring God glory and praise just by lifting our voice unto Him in praise and worship. In Psalms 50:23 (KJV), the word tells us that “Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; And to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God.” In Psalms 86:12(KJV) the scripture states, “I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And I will glorify Your name forevermore.” Lastly, 2 Cor. 4:15 (TPT) states, “Yes, all things work for your enrichment so that more of God’s marvelous grace will spread to more and more people, resulting in an even greater increase of praise to God, bringing him even more glory!”
In all the above verses, we see that our voice lifted up to God brings Him glory and praise. In Psalms 50:23, we are told that when we offer praise to God it glorifies Him. Think about it, C4C partners and friends! Don’t we want to glorify God for all He has done in our lives? Get out a journal right now and start writing down everything God has done for you! Start with the little things and then move to the bigger things, and you will see that you have many things to praise God for.
We praise Him for the air we breathe and the voice to speak. We praise Him for the roof over our head and the food we eat. We praise Him for the Blood of the Lamb and the name of Jesus. We praise Him for we are never alone for He is always with us. We praise Him for our friends and family and those who love us. We praise Him for all He has done.
Choose today, partners and friends, to let your life be a life of praise!
-Candace Brim