By Andrea Merrell
Enter into His
gates with thanksgiving,
and into His courts with
praise.
Be thankful to
Him, and bless His name.
Psalm 100:4 NKJV
“I don’t feel like praising God,” the woman said. “Look what’s going on in my life. What do I have to be thankful for?”
The truth is that’s when we need to praise Him the most. The
Bible says, “Therefore
by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that
is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name” (Hebrews
13:15 NKJV).
What
is sacrificial praise? According to The Word for You Today, it is
“praise when you don’t feel like it. When you’re going through seasons of
hardship. When humanly speaking, you can’t think of a single thing to praise
God for. With God, the praise that costs is the praise that counts.”
David
is our best example. Even when running and hiding from his enemies, he never
lost his faith in God. And he never hesitated to pray and sing songs of praise
to the One who could deliver him—no matter how bad the situation.
Praise
is powerful. It touches the heart of God and opens doors that no man can open.
It brings deliverance. It heals. It crushes fear. It drives away the darkness
and the forces of evil. It lifts us out of the pit of despair and into the
heavenly realm.
Let
praise become as natural as breathing. Let it become your weapon of choice.
Read through the Psalms often and let those words soak deep within. Then you
can say along with David, “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall
continually be in my mouth” (Psalm 34:1 KJV).
Now
that’s power!
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