Praise is a Lifestyle

Psalm 150: 1-6 “Praise the Lord. 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.”

David said in Psalms 34:1 “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth”. Praise is not a moment but it is a lifestyle.

God alone is worthy of our devotion, praise and worship. He is our Creator, and we are commanded to praise and worship Him. Psalm 96:9 says, "Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth." Psalm 29:2 says, "Give unto the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness."

A.W. Tozer said, "Without worship, we go about miserable." God doesn't want us to be miserable -- He has a perfect plan for our lives. He has done so many things to show us that He loves us and doesn't want us to be miserable. He wants us to have hope for a future with Him --he wants us to have eternal life in heaven with Him. A life of praise and worship fills our deepest needs, and amazingly, it also brings great joy to God. Zephaniah 3:17 states, "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."

There are some people who think that praise and worship can only happen at church. Or, that it can only happen when they are singing songs. It is much more than that. It is a condition of your heart. It is a willingness to exalt God and yield to His will. Worship is an expression of love and awe to the God of the universe – to the God that gives us more than we deserve. You are called to worship God with every action, every breath, every day of your life. God is holy, loving, and worthy of our worship and praise.

Praise is a lifestyle. Make it your lifestyle.

"Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." (Deut. 6:5)