If you don't praise God the blessing in your life will be limited.
One of the strongest expressions of faith in God is a life of praise. Praise in this case means saying or singing something good about the character of God - for example, saying or singing, "The LORD is good, and his mercy endures forever." "God alone is wise", "All his ways are just".
It is the work of Satan to attack the character of God in our minds. Satan will point to the terrible results of the fall of man for proof that God is not good. But it is not God who is responsible for the fall of man or the subsequent sins and their consequences.
God is goodness without compromise. Therefore He doesn't let sin pollute and destroy with impunity. He brings judgment also. But God's preference is always that men would learn the fear of the Lord and enjoy His favour.
There are thinking men and women today who despise our God for various reasons. They would have preferred that God not create a world in which evil was a possibility. They would prefer a God who tolerates evil and brings no final judgment against it, but simply allows it to endlessly reincarnate and come back in another form. They would prefer a God who is a genie rather than the Lord of mankind. But this will never be, nor can it be.
God is pure goodness and that can be a terrifying thought for workers of evil. As pure goodness, God is going to ultimately wipe out this evil and corruption and confine it to a place of irrelevance and powerlessness against those who have chosen God's way. In the meantime, God has commanded that all men praise Him.
Who is God going to work with in these last days? I tell you, He will be working with and through the people who will praise Him. Praise strengthens your faith and enables you to serve God. A praiseless Christians is a weak Christian, who is ready to sin in other ways. Praise brings the presence of God, it brings the power of God. You can get a measure of the power of God by praying in tongues and fasting while your mind is in a somewhat negative frame of mind - that is true, and I've been there many a time. However, in your unknown tongue you were probably praising God while in your mind you were discouraged. How much better to get your mind renewed and praise God with your whole being.
Praise is a neglected spiritual weapon. I am not just talking of singing along according to the words on a video or overhead projector. Praise should come from the heart, and from the understanding as much as possible.
I had been worrying about why God was not releasing money for the salvation of souls. Did He care? God had released the money but selfish and insecure Christians were refusing to give it as God instructed. It was getting me down, watching souls slip into eternity while Christians hoarded their wealth with no concept of the responsibility they have to rescue the perishing, to give money intelligently for kingdom purposes, to give testimony for Christ and to give even their lives for Christ. Some pay their tithes to local churches but go no further in giving their lives for God's purposes. Yes, most Christians are blind, they are living for this world, but God can open eyes and hearts IF we praise God. God is not stingy like so many of His people. He gave the best He had for our salvation.
Why God allows us to have such a crucial role in the effectual salvation of people is still something of a mystery to me. I believe its because He really gave authority over the affairs o
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