Reasons to Praise – 5

Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer (Psalm 66:20).

We praise God because he pays attention to us!

Reasons to Praise – 4

Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing his praises. Our lives are in his hands (Psalm 66:8-9 bold mine).

Reasons to Praise – 3

Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!
For each day he carries us in his arms (Psalms 68:19 bold mine).

Reasons to Praise – 2

I will praise God’s name with singing,
and I will honor him with thanksgiving.
For this will please the Lord (Psalm 69:30-31 bold mine).

Reasons to Praise – 1

God is worthy of our highest praise because of who He is.

He is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come (Revelation 4:8).

Wondering What to Pray?

“Say to God, ‘How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. All the earth worships you and sings praises to you (Psalm 66:3-4).'”

This prayer suggestion comes from one who had been tested and tried, who had carried a crushing burden, and been through fire and water (See Psalm 66:10-12).

Let your trials inspire praise. God will bring you to a place of abundance.

My Jesus

My Jesus, I love Him!

Jesus died for the sins I’ve done.
Jesus died for the sins you’ve done.

The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him (Isaiah 53:5).

Is He your Jesus? Will you say, “My Jesus, I love you!”

Begin and End With Worship

Notice what Solomon did before and after he asked for wisdom.

The king went to an important place of worship and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings to the Lord. That night the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream (from 1 Kings 3:4-5).”

“Solomon woke up, returned to Jerusalem, stood before the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings (from 1 Kings 3:15).”

Suffering Won’t Last Forever

When God allows you to walk through season of suffering let yourself remember the end of our story, which is really the beginning.

“God himself will be with us. He will wipe every tear from our eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things will be gone forever (Revelation 21:3-4).

Worship When God Answers

Here’s how the Israelites worshiped God when He delivered them:
“I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously . . .
The Lord will reign forever and ever (Exodus 15:1-18)!”

Worship when God answers you.