Praise Is A Willing Sacrifice

Leon FontaineDevoted

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise–the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. Hebrews 13:15

 

The word sacrifice is a very important word. In the Old Testament, when God’s people brought an animal sacrifice, it was unacceptable to bring a sick or injured one. They always offered the best of their flock to God.

Today, we are not asked to bring animal sacrifices to God, but we do bring a sacrifice of praise, according to today’s verse. Let’s bring our best to God when we praise him!

When you begin to praise God every chance you get, I can’t even describe how your life will change. When you’re at home, blast the praise and worship music and dance around the house.

It’s easy to make excuses for why we don’t praise God more often. We’re busy, we never get a minute alone, we can’t get our minds off our problems…but the truth is we can do it, and it doesn’t have to take long. You don’t have to set aside an hour or two. You can praise God in the shower. You can praise him for a minute while you’re waiting for the kettle to boil. Keep pushing out other thoughts and concerns and turn your full attention to praising God.

Praise may be referred to as a sacrifice, but the only difficult part is in deciding to do it. You may not feel like it at the beginning, but as you keep choosing to praise him, your heart will become lighter. You’ll stir up your faith and, over time, you’ll be amazed as praise becomes a habitual attitude of your heart, fueling a joy-filled way of life!