“Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His acts of power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Praise Him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise Him with the harp and lyre, praise Him with timbrel and dancing, praise Him with the strings and pipe, praise Him with the clash of cymbals, praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.” (Psalm 150 NIV)
Put praise at the top of agenda this Sunday morning! Praise the Lord! Why? Praise Him because He is God! Why? Praise Him because of all the things He has done for you, whether you recognize it or not! Put praise at the top of your agenda today, Sunday.
Praise is an act of worship. How can you not praise Him and worship Him? Praise is an expression of joy to the Lord! Praise includes thanksgiving for what God has done for you! Praise is expressed in song, prayer, dance, testimony, spontaneous and Spirit moved affirmation in privacy, in public, and especially in the assembly of the saints! Put praise at the top of your agenda today!
Praise Him regardless of what anyone else does or does not do in your house or the house of God! Praise Him from your individual, personal experience with the Lord and for the expectations you have based on His promises and your permanent, assured hope. Put praise at the top of your agenda today!
Praise will reset you focus and redefine your feelings. Praise is not selfish! Your praise affects you and it will affect others! Praise can be contagious! Praise can wake up those who are in a spiritual sleep and need to wake up out of their doldrums and realize the Lord is definitely worthy of our praise. Put praise at the top of your agenda today!
Praise involves noise, but that’s okay! Praise involves movement, but that’s oaky! Praise involves music emanating from various instruments, but that’s okay! Praise says something too! Praise says, “I believe in God!” Praise says, “I know I could not have made it this far without the Lord!” Praise says, “I ain’t ashamed to share my faith and show my adoration of God in the presence of others.” Praise says, “I’m doing this because when I cried out to Him for help, He heard me, pity every groan, and answered from on high!” Praise says, “I stand in awe of the greatness of God! How great Thou art!” Put praise at the top of your agenda today.
Praise is for everything because we know all things work together for good for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose. Praise is for every time, everywhere, and it is for everyone who has breath! Praise Him this morning, not limiting your praise to just the praise and worship segment of your worship service. Put praise at the top of your agenda today! As a matter of fact, give Him some praise before you leave the house!
If you just did what I asked you to do, you are off to a good start! Declare as you leave the house, “Praise is what I do!” So, I beseech you one more time, “Please Put Praise at the Top of Your Agenda today!” Be blessed!
Committed to the climb,
Mark L. King