A truth about praise: A song of praise is pleasing to God. “Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for He is gracious, and a song of praise is comely.” -- Psalm 147:1 The Psalmist uses the word "comely" in describing a song of praise. The definitions that I found for this word were: pleasing, attractive, appropriate, and suitable. Certainly it is appropriate and suitable to praise our God. He is worthy of praise. But singing praise goes beyond appropriate. I believe that it is pleasing to God. The phrase "sing praise" is found 129 times in the Bible, and "sing praises" is found 104 times. I will say it again. I believe that it is pleasing to God when we sing praises to Him. Singing praises would be good (pleasing), as this scripture says, for that reason alone. However, there are other benefits as well. Singing praises to God can encourage and strengthen us. Singing praises to God causes us to focus on Him rather than on problems. Singing praises to God brings us into His presence. Singing praises unites the hearts of a congregation in one common focus and intention. So, why should we sing praises to our God? Because he is gracious, as the verse says; because it is pleasing to God, and because singing praises strengthens, encourages, and unites us. It is good to sing praises to our God!
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:46:05 +0000
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