Purpose of Praise

Psalm 147:1 KJV 1900

1 Praise ye the Lord: For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

Psalm 147:1 NLT

1 Praise the Lord! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting!

Psalm 147:7 KJV 1900

7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

Praise is Recognition and Acknowledgment

Praise Recognizes

++God’s Goodness

++God’s Love

++God’s Provision

Praise acknowledges

++Our Dependence

++Our Love for Him

Praise is a Declaration

Praise declares

++God’s Power

++God’s Presence

Matthew 21:9–11 KJV 1900

9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. 10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? 11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

Praise is an entry point

Psalm 100:4 KJV 1900

4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

The Presence God is limited by praise

++Made available through praise

++Accessed through praise

Matthew 4:17 KJV 1900

17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Drawing near to God

++Was difficult

++Was scary

Hebrews 12:18–19 KJV 1900

18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:

Hebrews 12:22–24 KJV 1900

22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, 23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

Hebrews 4:16 KJV 1900

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

What does the writer mean by the word boldly?

Boldly

++Confidence

++Power