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The Importance of Praising God (2)
'...His praise will always be on my lips.' Psalm 34:1 NIV
The book of Job speaks about the rain cycle: '...He draws up drops of water which distil as rain from the mist, which the clouds drop down and pour abundantly on man. Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of cloud, the thunder from His canopy?' (Job 36:27-29 NKJV) There's a spiritual parallel in this Scripture that works like this: as our vapours of praise go up to God, the of His presence form and the rains of His blessing begin to fall on us.
Sometimes we leave church saying, 'That was a dry service.' The problem isn't dry services; it's dry servants! In praise you are the initiator and God is the responder. '...They were joined by 120 priests who were playing trumpets. The trumpeters and singers performed together in unison to praise...the Lord... they raised their voices... At that moment a thick cloud filled the Temple of the Lord. The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple of God.' (2 Chronicles 5:12-14 NLT)
Wouldn't you love to have been in church for that service! There's a story about a wealthy man who dropped a dollar into the offering plate at church, then complained all the way home that he didn't get anything out of the service. His son, who observed the whole thing, said, 'I suppose that just proves if you don't put much into it, you don't get much out of it.'
Here's a key to blessing you need to think about: worship isn't just for God's benefit, it's also for yours!
written by Bob Gass
'...His praise will always be on my lips.' Psalm 34:1 NIV
The book of Job speaks about the rain cycle: '...He draws up drops of water which distil as rain from the mist, which the clouds drop down and pour abundantly on man. Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of cloud, the thunder from His canopy?' (Job 36:27-29 NKJV) There's a spiritual parallel in this Scripture that works like this: as our vapours of praise go up to God, the of His presence form and the rains of His blessing begin to fall on us.
Sometimes we leave church saying, 'That was a dry service.' The problem isn't dry services; it's dry servants! In praise you are the initiator and God is the responder. '...They were joined by 120 priests who were playing trumpets. The trumpeters and singers performed together in unison to praise...the Lord... they raised their voices... At that moment a thick cloud filled the Temple of the Lord. The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the Lord filled the Temple of God.' (2 Chronicles 5:12-14 NLT)
Wouldn't you love to have been in church for that service! There's a story about a wealthy man who dropped a dollar into the offering plate at church, then complained all the way home that he didn't get anything out of the service. His son, who observed the whole thing, said, 'I suppose that just proves if you don't put much into it, you don't get much out of it.'
Here's a key to blessing you need to think about: worship isn't just for God's benefit, it's also for yours!
written by Bob Gass
