GREAT IS THE LORD & MOST WORTHY OF PRAISE

GREAT IS THE LORD

AND MOST WORTHY OF PRAISE
1 Chronicles 16:25

 

God is not just WORTHY of praise, He is MOST WORTHY of praise. In other words, whatever praise we can give Him, He deserves it. We cannot overestimate His worth because He is worth more than anything.

Think of how that applies to our lives. We might wonder if it's worth giving up possession or a habit for Him, but if He's worth more than anything, the answer is clear. We might consider giving up our career or our ambitions for Him, and we wonder if it will be a worthwhile gift. But if He's worth more than we can imagine, it is. We may wonder if our praise, worship, and sacrifice will be worth the payoff to us, but we're asking the wrong question. Whether it's worth it to us is not the point; He's worthy of it. That's all that matters.

There is no greater investment than God. Whatever we can give to Him, pour out of our hearts to Him, lay down before Him, and do for Him, it's a profoundly worthwhile offering because it is directed toward a profoundly WORTHY GOD. No gift is lost on Him. No sacrifice for Him is ever considered unimportant in His eyes.

Consider what you have to offer Him. Your obedience? It is never about earning His favour; it's about offering your best. Your purity? It isn't because He's a Joy-Giver but because He wants you for Himself - and He deserves you. Your possessions? They are meaningless trinkets in His eyes, and He wishes you could loose your grip on them. Your time? You have an eternity before you; there's no need to spend time on yourself. Your talents? He gave them to you so that you could worship Him in ways no one else can. Your relationships? The God of relationships wants to demonstrate His peace and His love in them.

What are you holding on to? Lay it down. Give it to Him. It's right to do so. He's worthy of whatever you have.
(Extract from - Worship The King by Chris Tiegreen)

 "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!" - Revelation 5:12

THE PRAISE SERIES (PART 18) - PRAISE HIM FOR THOSE "BLACK DOTS!"

It is good to praise the LORD and make music to 

Your Name, O Most High, proclaiming Your love in the 

Morning and Your faithfulness at night, to the music 

of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp" 

Psalm 92:1-3

No matter what the source of the evil, if you are in God and surrounded by Him as by an atmosphere, all evil has to pass through Him before it comes to you. Therefore you can thank and praise God for everything that comes, not for the sin of it, but for what God will bring out of it and through it. May God make our lives thanksgiving and perpetual praise, then He will make everything a blessing. We once saw a man draw some black dots. We looked and could make nothing of them but an irregular assemblage of black dots. Then he drew a few lines, put in a few rests, then a clef at the beginning, and we saw these black dots were musical notes. On sounding them we were singing: 

"Praise God from whom all blessings flow,

Praise Him all creatures here below.

Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost"

There are many black dots and black spots in our lives, and we cannot understand why they are there or why God permitted them to come. But if we let God come into our lives, and adjust the dots in the proper way, and draw the lines He wants, and separate this from that, and put in the rests at the proper places; out of the black dots and spots in our lives He will make a glorious harmony. Let us not hinder Him in this glorious work! - C. H. P. 

"Would we know that the major chords were sweet,

If there were no minor key?

Would the painter's work be fair to our eyes,

Without shade on land or sea?"

"Would we know the meaning of happiness,

Would we feel that the day was bright,

If we'd never known what it was to grieve,

Nor gazed on the dark of night?"

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.- C.H. Spurgeon When the musician presses the black keys on the great organ, the music is as sweet as when he touches the white ones, but to get the capacity of the instrument he must touch them all.- Selected
(An extract from - Streams In The Desert by Mrs. Charles E. Cowan)

THE PRAISE SERIES (PART 16) - PRAISE HIM FOR THE VICTORY OVER OUR ENEMIES!

- PRAISE HIM - 

THE VICTORY YOU HAVE IN GOD 

OVER YOUR ENEMIES

Psalm 27:3 - Praise Him when an army comes against you

2Samuel 22:30 - Praise Him when you can overtake an entire troop

2 Chronicles 20:17 - Praise Him when He fights on your behalf

2 Chronicles 20:21 - Praise Him when you can defeat an overwhelming

Romans 8:31 - Praise Him when God is for you no one can stand against you

Psalm 7:6 - Praise Him when your enemies rage against you

Psalm 27:2-5 - Praise Him when your enemies come against you

Psalm 25:19 - when your enemies are many and are very cruel

Psalm 38: 19 - Praise Him when your enemies are multiplied and very strong

Psalm 69:4 - Praise Him when your enemies hate you without cause ...

Psalm 102:8 - Praise Him when your enemies speak against your all day long

Lamentation 3:52 -Praise Him when your enemies hunt 

you down without cause

1 Samuel 2:1 - Praise Him when you can smile at your enemies becuae of His salvation

Psalm 18:1-3 - Praise Him when you are delivered from your enemies

Psalm 9:3 - Praise Him when your enemies fall and perish at His presence

Psalm 18:3, 48 - Praise Him when you call on the Lord and are saved from your enemies

Psalm 23:5 - Praise Him when He prepares a table for you in the presence of your enemies

Psalm 25:2 - Praise Him when He will not allow your enemies to triump over you

Psalm 27:6 - Praise Him when He lifts your head above your enemies

Psalm 27:11 - Praise Him when He leads you on a smooth path in the face of your enemies

Psalm 41:2 - Praise Him when He stands against the will of your enemies

Psalm 119:98 - Praise Him when He makes you wiser than your enemies through His Word

Psalm 143:9 - Praise Him when He is a shelter from your enemies

Micah 7:8 - Praise Him when He lifts you and gives you light in the face of your enemies

2 Kings 17:39 - Praise Him when He delivers your from the hand of all your enemies

Zephaniah 3:14-15 - Praise Him when He turns back your enemies

Psalm 66:3 - Praise Him when His great power cause your enemies to cringe
(An extract from: The book - Praise Him - by Vivien Hibbert)

PRAISE THE LORD!

THE PRAISE SERIES (PART 15) - PRAISE HIM IN THE FEAR OF THE LORD

Then a voice came from the throne, saying, 

"Praise our God, all you His servants 

and those who fear Him, both small and great!" 

- Revelation 19:5 -

It is important to know that the Fear of God (honor and reverence) is entirely different from being afraid of God. The Fear of God has three basic components:

* To Know Him

* To Worship Him 

* To Obey Him

 

The fear of man will keep you from the fear of God - the fear of God will keep you from the fear of man (Proverbs 29:25)

"Holy fear is the key to God's sure foundation, unlocking the treasuries of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge ... We cannot expect to be admitted into His presence with an attitude of disrespect ... A person who fears God trembles at His Word and in His presence ... To fear God is to believe God. To believe God is to obey Him ... Holy fear gives God the place of glory, honor, reverence, thanksgiving, praise, and preeminence He deserves ..."

(Extracts from : The Fear Of The Lord - John Bevere)

THE FEAR OF GOD

*Psalm 22:23 - Praise Him when you fear God

*Revelation 14:7 - Praise Him and fear Him for He is a just God

*Revelation 15:4 - Praise Him and fear Him all nations and all people

*Malachi 3:16 - Praise Him for He hears those who fear Him and writes their names in His book

*Psalm 145:19 - Praise Him for He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him

*Psalm 147:11 - Praise Him for He delights in those who fear Him

*Psalm 85:9 - Praise Him for His salvation is near those who fear Him

*Psalm 115:13 - Praise Him for He blesses those who fear Him

*Luke 1:50 - Praise Him for His mercy is for those who fear Him

*Psalm 33:18 - Praise Him for His eyes are on all those who fear Him

*Ecclesiastes 8:12 - Praise Him for all goes well for those who fear Him (Deuteronomy 5:29)

*Proverbs 22:4 - Praise Him for He grants riches, honor and life to those who fear Him 

*Deuteronomy 6:2 - Praise Him for He gives longer life to those who fear Him (Prov 10:27)

*Acts 13:26 - Praise Him when you fear Him and you hear of His salvation

*Psalm 128:1 - Praise Him when you fear Him and you are able to walk in His ways

*2 Corinthians 7:1 - Praise Him when you fear Him and you are able to perfect holiness

*Proverbs 14:26 - Praise Him when you fear Him and you gain confidence

*Proverbs 14:27 - Praise Him when you fear Him and you find a fountain of life

*Psalm 31:19 - Praise Him when you fear Him and you find His great goodness

*Psalm 25:14 - Praise Him when you fear Him and you discover His secrets

*Isaiah 33:6 - Praise Him you fear Him and you learn the key to His treasure

*Psalm 103:11, 17 - Praise Him when you fear Him and you receive His mercy (Luke 1:50)

*Psalm 103:13 - Praise Him when you fear Him and you receive His compassion

*Psalm 111:10 - Praise Him when you fear Him and you come into His wisdom (Prov 9:10)

*Psalm 34:7 - Praise Him when you fear Him and you know angels are stationed all around you

*Psalm 34:9 - Praise Him when you fear Him and you have no need

*2 Kings 17:39 - Praise Him when you fear Him and He delivers you from all your enemies

*Revelation 11:18 - Praise Him when you fear Him and He rewards you

*Acts 10:35 - Praise Him and fear Him all nations, then He will accept you

*Revelation 15:4 - Praise Him and fear Him all nations, for He alone is holy

*Ecclesiastes 12:13 - Praise Him and fear Him for this is the whole duty of every man

*Psalm 25:14 - Praise Him for His secrets are given to those who fear Him

*Proverbs 3:32 - Praise Him for His secrets are given to those who fear Him

An extract from - Praise Him by Viven Hibbert

Blessings - TPWC

The reverential fear of the Lord is the key to unlock God's wisdom (Proverbs 1:7; 9:10). Reward of God's wisdom is for those who choose to submit to the Lord and obey His command - TWPC

THE PRAISE SERIES (PART 12) - HALLELUJAH: PRAISE YE THE LORD!

Let Everything That Has Breath 

Praise The Lord.
Psalm 150 : 6

Let us offer our thanksgiving, praise and worship by declaring Psalm 150 - PRAISE THE LORD! The word"PRAISE" is used thirteen times in this psalm, and ten of those times, we are commanded to "PRAISE HIM"The word "HALLELUYAH" - Hallelujah - means "Praise The Lord!" Jehovah (or Yah, for Yahweh) is the covenant name of the Lord. It reminds us that He loves us and has covenanted to save us, keep us, care for us, and eventually glorify us, because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, His Son, on the cross. The new covenant was not sealed by the blood of animal sacrifices but by the precious blood of Christ.

Jehovah God is the "power name" of God - El Elohim, and this reminds us that whatever He promises, He is able to perform. Worship is not about the worshiper and his or her needs; it is about God and His glory, honor and power. Certainly we bring our burdens and needs with us into the sanctuary (1 Peter 5:7), but we focus our attention on the Lord. 

"You Are Worthy, O Lord,

To receive Glory And Honor And Power;
For You Created All Things,
And By Your Will They Exist And Were Created."
Revelation 4:11

All true praise and worship must begin and remain centered on God and His absolute worthiness to receive all glory, honor and power. There are no techniques for worship, here; no instructions for the praise band - just a number of doorways for you to open to the vast realms of praise await us all.

"Great Is The Lord And Most Worthy Of Praise."

1 Chronicles 16:25.

God is not just worthy of praise, He is MOST WORTHY of praise. In other words, whatever praise we can give Him, He deserves it. We cannot overestimate His worth because He is worth more than anything.

Right now would you join me with your voices, or songs, or instruments, or dances to PRAISE THE LORD by declaring Psalm 150?

Praise God in his sanctuary;
Praise him in his mighty heavens.
Praise him for his acts of power;
Praise him for his surpassing greatness.
Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
Praise him with the harp and lyre,
Praise him with tambourine and dancing,
Praise him with the strings and flute,
Praise him with the clash of cymbals,
Praise him with resounding cymbals.
Let everything that has breath Praise the Lord.
PRAISE THE LORD.