Praising the Lord
There are many admonitions in the Bible for us, as believers, to praise the Lord. We are commanded to praise Him continually. Christians should know how to do this, but I am afraid it is one of the most misunderstood commands in the Bible. Yes, I know that sounds hard to believe, but I believe I am correct. In fact, I believe we spend much less time really praising the Lord than we should. I believe David knew about praising the Lord. He wrote so many songs and psalms, and they are filled with praise. (Psalm 86:12) David's commitment to God was that he would praise Him with all of his heart and glorify His name forevermore. Now, that is quite a commitment to praise the Lord, and we should all do the same thing. Let me explain. The problem is that most Christians "thank" the Lord for what He has done, which is great, but they do not "praise" Him for who He is. There is a huge difference here. Thanking is not praising. Most of us spend much of our time thanking ...