1/11/10 PRAISE IN THREE PASSAGES

PRAISE IN THREE PASSAGES

#1 ROMANS 15:11

11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.

DLG notes...

Gentiles should Praise the Lord because they are included in God's salvation, by grace through faith;
Before the Gospel dispensation (Ep. 3:2),

* the Gentiles were strangers to the Way of God (Ep. 3:12).

* God promised Salvation to the Gentiles in...

the Old Testament (Is. 11:10) and

at the Birth of Christ (Lk. 2:9-11),

* then God sent the Gospel to the Gentiles (Ac. 11:18).

GOD'S PROVISION. We are not saved by a Rules and Regulation Religion, but Salvation by Grace through Faith. PRAISE THE LORD indeed.

VERSES...

EPHESIANS 2:8-10
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

EPHESIANS 3:2
2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

EPHESIANS 2:12
12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

ISAIAH 11:10
10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

LUKE 2:9-11
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.

ACTS 11:18
18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

# 2 HEBREWS 13:15

15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

DLG notes...

Offering the sacrifice of praise continually to God, which is the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His Name;

We should Praise
* In Everything (good and ill),
*In All Times (private and public),
* In Various Ways (testify and sing),

* In Everyplace (with believers and non-believers).

We Honor God when we Praise the Lord.

* We Stay on Course with God when we Praise the Lord.
* We Strengthen Believers when we Praise the Lord.
* We Confront the Lost when we Praise the Lord.

Verbal Praise
* Verbal Praise Always Aligns our lives with God.
* Withholding Verbal Praise Offers No Light.

* Verbal Praise Without Faithfulness is to Witness against God.
* Verbal Praise With Faithfulness Glorifies God (Shines His Light in a Dark Place).

# 3 PSALMS 148:1-14 (with DLG notes...)

1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.
DLG notes... Song of Praise. We should Praise the Lord aloud and always and in alignment with our lives. Silent Praise is not complete Praise.
All of the upper regions of heaven should Praise the Lord.

2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
DLG notes... All intelligent heavenly creatures should Praise the Lord.

3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
DLG notes... All the inanimate objects of the universe should Praise the Lord.

4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
DLG notes...
All the heavens, the atmosphere, the starry universe and everything beyond those heavens should Praise the Lord.

5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
6 He hath also established them forever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.
DLG notes... All creation should Praise the Creator and His immutable decrees.

7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons (sea creatures), and all deeps:
DLG notes... All creatures of the sea should Praise the Lord.

8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapor; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
DLG notes... All untamed powers of the earth should Praise the Lord.

9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
DLG notes... All insentient creation should Praise the Lord.

10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

DLG notes... All sentient creatures should Praise the Lord.

11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
DLG notes... All people should Praise the Lord, regardless of station, gender or age.

13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
DLG notes... All Praise is due to the Lord, because He excels above everything and everyone else.

14 He also exalts the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
DLG notes... All Praise is due to the Lord, because He has given His Power to His People.