- Take every opportunity you have to Praise God and magnify Him and all that He has done for you.
- When you Praise Him, it changes the way you think and it changes your outlook on life and the situations you face.
- Praising Him gives you hope!
- Praising Him makes you less dependent on self and more dependent on Him, the giver of all good gifts, the Creator of all things, the Giver of life!
- John said, "He must increase but I must decrease." (Jn. 3:30)
- As you Praise Him, He increases...He gets bigger.
- You will realize that you need to become more dependent on Him and His resources and less on yourself.
- In Psalm 146 it lists some of the benefits:
- He gives justice to the oppressed.
- He gives food to the hungry.
- He frees prisoners (those trapped in addictions, depression, sickness, fear, etc.)
- He opens the eyes of the blind.
- He lifts up those who are weighed down.
- He protects foreigners.
- He cares for orphans & widows.
- He frustrates the plan of the wicked.
- He reigns forever!
- As you look at these you realize that the point of your greatest weakness, is the place for Him to display His greatest strength!
- Praise Him this morning...at the beginning of this new year and put Him in His proper place...as Lord over all!
- You are blessed, fortunate, enviable because your hope is in the Lord !
- Have a great Monday!