Praise I - Spiritual Growth for New Believers

Scripture Reading:

Psalm 22:3: "Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel."

Psalm 146:2: "I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life."

Hebrews 13:15: "Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name."

Psalm 106:47: "Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise."

Psalm 106:12: "Then they believed his words; they sang his praise."

Psalm 50:23: "Those who bring thanksgiving as their sacrifice honor me; to those who go the right way I will show the salvation of God."

Praise is the highest work of God’s children. Or we could say that the highest expression of a saint's spiritual life is praising God. God’s throne is the highest point in the universe, and He "is enthroned on the praises of Israel." God's name and His very being are exalted through praise.

David wrote in his psalm that he would pray to God three times a day (Psalm 55:17), and he also wrote that he would praise God seven times a day (Psalm 119:164). David, moved by the Holy Spirit, acknowledged the importance of praise—prayer may be three times a day, but praise is seven. Not only that, he also appointed some Levites to stand before the ark of God, playing harps and lyres, to praise, give thanks, and glorify God (1 Chronicles 16:4-6). After Solomon completed all the work of the house of the Lord, and the priests brought the ark into the Most Holy Place, as the priests came out of the sanctuary, there was also a group of Levites singing and praising God, standing by the altar, playing trumpets and singing with all kinds of instruments. At that moment, the glory of the Lord filled the temple of God (2 Chronicles 5:12-14). Both David and Solomon touched the heart of God and offered praise that was pleasing to Him. The Lord is enthroned upon the praises of Israel, and we should praise the Lord all our lives, and we should sing praises to our God.