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We’re going to continue on the subject of */Praise and Worship/*.
In the last few weeks we took up the most common words in the Hebrew language for the word praise.
Each of those Hebrew words were so rich and full of meaning, and it reveals to us how we are to be worshipping God.
Today I want to go into a little different area and look at the “*/Importance of Praise/*.”
*I.
*Turn with me to */PSA 22:3/*
*A.
*In this */V /*we see that */God inhabits/* the */praises/* of His people.
*1.
*Meaning that He */dwells in/* our praises.
You could even say that the very presence of God is there during the times that we are praising Him.
*a.
*In (*/PSA 139:7-9/*) David speaks of God as being */omnipresent/* (everywhere at once).
*2.
*Yet the Word declares that */God’s manifestation and power are evident only/* when His people recognize Him as the reigning Lord and enter in to true praise.
*a.
*Signs, miracles and wonders accompany true praises to Him.
*3.
*If you remember the story of the */10 lepers/*, they were all healed, but only 1 returned to thank the Lord.
*a.
/Jesus commended him/* for returning to thank Him.
*B.
/Sometimes/* we */think/* that */God needs our praises/* */before He can work/*.
*1.
*We need to remember that God is God.
He can do whatever He wants, with or without us.
*a.
*But God as a loving Father */wants us to be blessed/*, and */He/* has */established/* that */those that recognize/* the Lordship of */Jesus/* */and praise Him/* */will be blessed/*.
*b.
*God */does not need us to praise/* Him.
*i.
*He said in (*/LUKE 19:40/*) that if we would not praise Him, He would */cause/* the */Stones to/* cry out in */praise/*.
*ii.
*Of course, God does direct us to praise Him.
*2.
*But */not only do we bless God/* when we praise Him, */but it also brings God’s blessings to us/*.
*a.
*Much of our */problems/* that we face are */not/* */due to/* our */circumstances/*, it */due to our doubt/*, */unbelief/*, or */lack to submission and commitment to God/*.
*i.
/Praise will overcome/* those */doubts/* */and/* */strengthen the Word/* that is in you, which will */cause your faith to increase/*.
*II.
*In the */OT/* the */children of Israel/* had the */Ark of the Covenant/*, which contained the very */presence of God/*.
*A.
*Some */20 years/* that went by that the */Ark was missing/*, not in Jerusalem.
*1.
*During that time */Israel had so many problems/*.
*a.
*They */lost/* many of their */battles/*.
They had */Saul/* as there */king/*.
(Evil king)
*2.
*During this 20 year period there is */no record of praise/* in Israel.
*a.
*From what we see in the Word of God, they */didn’t/* even */miss the Ark/* of the Covenant */and/* the */presence of God/*.
*i.
*They */continued/* their same */religious practices/*, but */without/* the */presence of God/*.
*ii.
*To have a */form of godliness/*, */without/* the */presence of God/* */is dead works/*.
*b.
/Because/* the */Ark and praise were absent/*, */there was no presence of God/* */nor the power of God/*.
*B.
*Turn to */EPH 1:3-6/*
*1.
/Man was created to praise/*.
*a.
*There is a desire that God has placed in man “To Praise.”
*i.
*If they won’t praise and worship the true God, they will praise or worship something else.
*2.
/That’s/* exactly */what Israel did/*.
*a.
*In (*/1SAM 7:3/*) */Samuel told them/* to */go back to God/* and */put away/* their */strange gods/* */and/* */false goddesses/*.
*b.
/During/* this */time/* that the */Ark/* was */not in Israel/* there was */no praise/*, the */presence of God/* was */not there/*, the */power of God/* was */not there/*.
*i.
/Because/* there was */no praise/* in Israel, which ushers in the presence of God, there was */no life/* in Israel.
*C.
/When David became king/*, he had the */Ark returned/* to Jerusalem, he */appointed priest to praise/* the Lord.
*1.
**/1 CHROM 23:5, 30/* and */1CHRON 16:4, 6/*
*a.
*They would praise the Lord continuously.
*b.
*All of a sudden the nation of */Israel turned around/*.
*2.
/Praise and worship/* was */now going forth/* from Israel, */the power and presence of God was there/*, and */Israel became/* a */victorious/* nation again.
*a.
*Now */as we begin to praise/* the Lord, */God/* will */inhabit our praises/*.
*i.
/His presence and His power will be in our lives/*.
*III.
*Turn with me to */PSA 33:1-5/*
*A.
/V 1/* would be */better translated/* “*/Sing for Joy in the Lord, O ye righteous/*.”
*1.
*The */KJV/* does translate it that way in other places.
The */NASB/* says, “*/Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones/*.”
(*/Psalm 33:1/*)
*2.
**/PSA 67:4/*
*a.
*The point that I wanted you to see is that the */Psalmist didn’t say/*, “*/Because I have joy I will sing/*.”
He said, “*/I will sing/* */for/* */joy/*.”
*b.
*The */world says/* you must be */happy before you can sing and dance/*, but */God says/* If*/ you want joy/*, */sing and dance before me/*.
*i.
*In (*/ISA 61:3/*) Isaiah said that if we are */feeling down/* then we need to */begin to praise the Lord to be lifted out of that/*.
*ii.
*“*/Put on the garment of praise/* for the spirit of heaviness.”
(*/Isaiah 61:3/*)
*B.
**/ACTS 16:16-24/*
*1.
/Paul and Silas/* were */thrown into prison/*, */beaten/* from head to toe, their */hands and feet/* locked together in */stocks/*.
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