We learn about praise in the Psalms. The word “praise” is mentioned about 10 times in the entire New Testament, but about 120 times in the Psalms. My favorite verse on praise comes from the shortest chapter in the Psalms (and the Bible) of just two verses. Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! […]
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Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever (Psalm 145:2, ESV). The word “praise” is found 150 times in the 150 Psalms in the Old Testament. The words “psalm” and “song” can be used interchangeably, with all the Psalms set to music, though we no longer know what that music
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If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you (John 15:7, ESV) Anything that begins well has a chance of ending well. If something does not begin well, it has no chance of ending well. So, how do we get a good beginning for
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About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God (Acts 16:25, ESV) Paul and Silas were singing after being beaten and thrown into prison. They’d cast a fortune-telling demon from a slave girl, eliminating her owner’s profit potential. In anger, they stirred up a crowd against Paul and Silas, with the crowd
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In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe (Psalm 4:8, NLT). In a recent Interruption, I wrote the following . . . The way our sleep has been designed by God allows our predisposed thought patterns to magnify when we wake up in the middle of the
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“… To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified” (Isaiah 61:3, KJV21). I read once that
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Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation (Psalm 111:1, ESV). In 2015, The Ohio State University won the first college football playoff. This blog isn’t ultimately about Ohio State or even football, so Michigan fans can continue reading. It won’t be offensive to Oregon
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We walk by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). Michael Guillen is a name that you should know. His book, Believing is Seeing, written in 2021, is one that you should read. Why? It is a thoroughly scientific book proving the validity of New Testament thought. The book turns upside down the traditional scientific
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Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 5:19-20). Noticing small things for which to be thankful can change your life. Becoming a person of praise heals.
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Praise the Lord, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples! (Psalm 117:1) C.S. Lewis was the most popular writer in Christianity during the last century. He is probably still in the top 10 today. His book, Mere Christianity, started what I call the “modern revolution” in apologetics (defending the faith). When he wrote the book,
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