Make His Praise Glorious!

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AUGUST 5

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CONCLUDE

It seems inherent in human nature to find an object of adoration, wor­ship, and praise. It’s not a question of if we will praise, but what or whom we will praise. The Bible calls for our highest praise to be directed to God. His Word is filled with examples of people praising Him for who He is and what He’s done. Sometimes people are afraid that heart-felt praise will reduce worship to a purely emotionally driven high. But if the Bible tells everything that has breath to praise the Lord, then let’s spend the rest of our lives considering how to make His praise glorious!

CONSIDER

• Reading through the Psalms and listing everything the psalmists praise or thank God for. (This would take several days!)

• Composing your own “new song,” poem, letter, instrumental piece, or painting that expresses praise to God.

• Changing your Sabbath School class schedule to include a time of praise, either singing or sharing, to precede the lesson study.

• Following the advice to “enter . . . His courts with praise” (Ps. 100:4, NKJV) by reading a psalm each day of the new week, then praising God for each of His attributes or works mentioned in that psalm.

• Writing a psalm of praise as a Sabbath School class or Bible study group. Have each person write one to four lines. Then put them all together and share your psalm during your worship service.

• Dividing a sheet of paper into two columns, one called “Praise” and one called “Thanks.” Each time you have your personal devotions, add a couple more items to each column. Under “Praise” list charac­teristics of who God is, and under “Thanks” list things He has done. Then praise Him for both His characteristics and His works!

• Finding time when you’re home alone to play your favorite praise mu­sic and sing to the Lord from an unfettered heart.

CONNECT

2 Kings 18:19–33; 19:14, 15; 2 Chronicles 20:1–25; Nehemiah 9:5, 6.

Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, pp. 317, 318.

Ruth and Warren Myers, Thirty-One Days of Praise: Enjoying God Anew (Sisters, Ore.: Multnomah Publishers, 2005).

 

Written by Sonia Huenergardt, Bishop, California, U.S.A.