Praise
“Whoso offereth praise glorifieth Me” (Psalm 50:23).
“PRAISE,” not silence! It is true that true praise needs to come from the heart. The Lord said, of those who only gave outward lip-service in His day, “This people draweth nigh unto Me with their mouth, and honoreth Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me” (Matthew 15:8).
Still, praise has to do with that which is audible. If the heart is full of Christ and His work and blessings, there will be praise and thanksgiving on our lips. “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh” (Matthew 12:34).
Learn to open your mouth and “sing unto the Lord” (Psalm 30:4). He wants to hear your voice. I realize that sometimes as young people we feel it is not “cool” to sing, but if our hearts are really in tune with His, we will not be able to help ourselves.
Let’s be like David who said, “I offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord” (Psalm 27:6).
