What is praise? Praise is nothing more than the outward expression of your inner faith. It takes faith to keep on praising God in every situation. It is the most important single possession that any Christian can have.

What is the Purpose of Praise? Every created being living on planet earth was created with an instinct to praise and worship. These created things: a person, the sun, moon, and stars, heavens, all kinds of animals, and so on were placed here on earth to praise God Almighty. We were pre-wired that way by Him. He created and made these things for His good pleasure. In return we praise Him. If you need a scripture reference for this, look in Psalm 148; which contains a list of created things who praise God. Yes, it is our duty and a privilege for being alive today.

Why? Psalms 115:17 states, "The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence." And look at, Isaiah 38:18, which states, "For the grave cannot praise thee; death cannot celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit can hope for thy truth." These verses show that praising the Creator is our purpose in this life, not the dead. But they also explain how living people in dead traditions tend not to praise God any more than literal corpses do. Do you want to be followers of dead traditions of men? Hope not. We are alive unto righteousness, and serve a living God. Just think about His goodness!

How do I praise? It's really simple to do. You must believe that God is who he said he is, and that he is taking care of you. From that position, trusting God is shown through praise.

What are the acts of praise? Singing, Shouting, Dancing, or doing whatever the Holy Spirit of God is leading you to do. Lifting Holy hands is seen often, and should be done from the right motive.

By Shelena

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