Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD (Psalm 150:6, KJV) The LORD is worthy of our praise. In fact, we are recreated for His praise. The New Creation in Christ is a visible display of the praises of the Living God. Read the words of the Psalmist below from Read More
Praise & Worship
I shall not die but live
I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD (Psalm 118:17, KJV) What a proclamation of faith by the Psalmist! He declares that he will not die, but live to declare the works of the LORD. If you read the verses preceding verse 17, you realize he was reflecting on the Read More
Sing unto the LORD a New Song
Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, And his praise in the congregation of saints (Psalm 149:1, KJV) Singing is an integral part of praise. The LORD created us with the ability not only to communicate with Him but also to sing and praise Him with our songs. He goes further and tells Read More
It a Good Thing to Give Thanks unto the LORD
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, And to sing praises unto thy name, O most High (Psalm 92:1, KJV) The Psalmist tells us that it is good to give thanks unto the LORD and to sing praises unto His Name. Why is it a good thing for us to give Read More
What is Thanksgiving in the First Place?
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving (Col. 4:2 KJV) The coming of Christ brought a paradigm shift in the worship of God. Thanksgiving is no longer one of the sacrifices that the priests in the Old Testament offered. It is now a daily reality of the believer in Christ who is Read More
Two Fundamental Attributes of a Thankful Spirit
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us (Ps. 124:1-2 KJV) The scripture abounds with exhortations to give thanks unto the Lord, primarily as a believer in Christ. In fact, Read More
The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving
And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings:… (Amos 4:5 KJV) Thanksgiving is our expected response to the grace of God. In fact, one of the meanings of the Greek word charis used for grace is thanksgiving. The grace of God prompts an unforced and spontaneous thankful response Read More
I will Bless the LORD at All Times
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth (Ps. 34:1 KJV) King David wrote the Psalm above at a time when King Saul was chasing him from city to city to destroy him. In his distress, David said, “ I will bless the LORD all times.” I Read More