Our topic for the Courts of Esther this month is, “Why Do I Praise?”. The purpose of this study is not only to determine why you Praise but also when do you Praise. As you begin to study the Word and reflect on your own life, we hope this topic will reveal itself to you. I too will be studying and will post my feedback however as we dive in, let us look at these definitions below:
As defined by www.dictionary.net
Praise:
1. To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts
2. To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on account of perfections or excellent works; to do honor to; to display the excellence of;
3. To value; to appraise
As defined by New Illustrated Webster's Dictionary
Praise:
Verb: 1. To express approval and commendation of; applaud, eulogize. 2. To express adoration of; glorify (God, etc).
Noun: 1.Commendation expressed, as of a person for his virtues, or concerning meritorious actions; utterance of approval; honor given; also, applause. 2. Thanksgiving for blessings conferred; laudation to God; worship expressed in song. 3. The object, ground, reason, or subject of praise.
Stay Blessed…
Tanika
Why Do We Praise?
ReplyDeleteTina Carbone, Millicent Davis, Edna Floyd, Keisha Lovett, Michelle Ramos, Roz Townsend, Kim Wright
Millicent
Psalms 22:3 say the Lord inhabits our praise.
Inhabits means to occupy, dwell, in live in, make your home in, and reside in.
It’s it awesome to know that God dwells where there is praise.
So if praise is in us God dwells in us.
Why do we praise because God will dwell in us! And if he dwells in us he can manifest himself in several ways such as prophecy, praise, exhortation, word of knowledge, tongues, healing... or in other ways such as feelings of peace, comfort, joy, calmness, etc.
Kim,
Job 38
Job 33
Praises him for who he is: his attributes, he’s healer, our father, He sustains and keeps us.
When I think of the things we can’t do and he can do I praise him for that
I saw a sign that said:
“Don’t ask God to gives us what we deserve, because if we did we would not be here”
I praise God that he does not give me what I deserve.
Edna
Romans 8:26
We praise when we are in distress, need, or struggle.
Tina,
Psalms 25:20
I praise him because he is a deliverer. He has always gives me a way out.
Psalms is a great book of praise.
Michelle,
2 Chronicles 7:14-17
When I feel rejected or in a struggle or low self esteem.
I start to praise and give God the glory and praise him and his presence comes and I feel deliverance. It hard but I keep trying until God delivers me and shows up.
In closing we stand on this scripture
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
16Be happy [in your faith] and rejoice and be glad-hearted continually (always);
17Be unceasing in prayer [praying perseveringly];
18Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].
19Do not quench (suppress or subdue) the [Holy] Spirit
Why does God Want Our Praise
ReplyDeleteTina Carbone, Millicent Davis, Edna Floyd, Keisha Lovett, Michelle Ramos, Roz Townsend, Kim Wright
Millicent
Psalms 22:3 say the Lord inhabits our praise.
Inhabits means to occupy, dwell, in live in, make your home in, and reside in.
I am going to stay with my scripture from Why do we praise.
God does not need our praise; I feel we praise GOD in order for us to Feel good.
When God inhabits our praise we feel joy, peace, and love.
God is completely self-sufficient and doesn't need our praise and worship. However, He does deserve it. Would you agree that it is right and good to praise someone who is worthy of praise? We instinctively know this and praise people for all sorts of achievements. We praise the people we love and admire, and it's not right or good for us to withhold praise from them.
We do, in fact, owe God praise. He wants us to praise Him because it is right and good for us to do so. Since God wants good things, and us to do right of course he wants us to praise and worship Him.
Psalm 150:1-6 Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. 2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, 4 praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute, 5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.
The overall point is that God inhabits us and we're not praising Him in order to get Him to do something that He's already done, which is that He has already come to be with us and in us!
Sister Tina
Psalms 117
Sister Kim
His grace gives us what we don't deserve and his mercy keeps us from what we do deserve.
Sister Michele
Psalms 34
The Lord is always there for us he is never far.