Now You have been freed from sin. Offering Genuine Praise to God ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hebrews 13:15 Through Him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise continually to God, that is, the fruit of lips confessing His name. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The happiest persons are not always the ones who have the loudest praise. The loudest praise comes very often from the ones who are passing through hardships. This kind of praise is most pleasing to God and is blessed by Him. God does not want men to praise Him only when they are on the mountaintop surveying Canaan, the promised land. God desires much more to see His people writing psalms and praising Him when they walk through the valley of the shadow of death (Psa. 23:4). This is genuine praise. This shows us the nature of praise in the eyes of God. The nature of praise is an offering, a sacrifice. In other words, praise comes from pain and suffering. What is a sacrifice? A sacrifice is an offering. An offering means death and loss. We should not praise only when there is gain. Although praise offered as a result of gain is praise, it cannot be considered an offering. The principle of offering is based on loss. An offering carries with it the element of loss. God wants us to praise Him in the midst of our loss. This makes a real offering. We should not only pray to God but also learn all the more to praise God. We should learn to praise God when we get up early in the morning. We should learn to praise Him when we encounter problems, when we are at a meeting, or when we are alone. If we have not learned to praise God every day, it is hard to have the kind of sacrifice of praise spoken of in Hebrews 13. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Watchman Nee, Messages for Building Up New Believers,
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