WE MUST LEARN TO PRAISE GOD AT ALL TIMES, WE PRAISE GOD AT ALL TIMES
The blessing of praising God at all times, at all times we praise God
Do you know how to be still, trust God, when times are hard? The ability to praise God in the storm comes and goes in my life. Praising God in adverse times is difficult. Can you identify yourself? But no matter how difficult the circumstances are, we must praise God at all times.
“Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they will perpetually praise you. Selah” (Psalm 84:4). We can appreciate in this verse of Psalm 84 that the psalmist is full of longing to be in the House of God.
Let us follow the example of praising God at all times… we praise God always
What I find interesting about this longing in Psalm 84 is that it arose in the midst of trials. The children of Israel know all about the difficulty and yet they worship. It really is beautiful to see the example they gave us of praising God at all times.
PRAISE GOD IN DIFFICULT TIMES
Praise God at all times, we praise God, we must praise him in difficult times
When was the last time you longed to be in church? Today there are churches in every place and most of us have a pastor or faith blogger in the family. So what’s the problem with going to church and praising God in difficult times?
The presence of God brings blessings that cover us with grace and feed our souls. Being in the temple was something the Israelites longed for. If they lived far from the temple, they would go on a long journey just to worship in the Temple of God.
We must learn to adore and praise God at all times, we praise God at all times
Something about being in the presence of God makes your heart and soul sing for joy and that’s why we sing in the House of God. The psalmist seems almost jealous of the temple birds. Historians note that birds were kept in the temple to sing praises to God, to add harmony to the singers while they worshipped.
Those birds lived in the temple, nested and raised chicks in the temple. Blessed birds. The envy of the Israelites who long to worship God in the house of God. We must learn to adore and praise God at all times.
PRAISE GOD AT ALL TIMES, AT ALL TIMES, TO SEE THE WONDERS OF GOD WE PRAISE GOD
We praise God… I will praise God at all times to see his glory
We observe in Psalm 84 a shift from longing to praise God to a note of what we are to praise.
God as our shield. Jehovah of hosts in whom we can trust. Difficult times will come, but God will be our shield and defender.
Christians have the hope of the living Christ who is within us through the Holy Spirit who is in us, for we are the temple of God.
Faith increases in difficult times, therefore we must praise God at all times, at all times
“Then suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and the chains of all were loosed” (Acts 16:26).
Our faith must be maintained and even grown in difficult times so that we can praise God at all times and believe that as we praise God something God will do for us to help us.
Praise God at all times, at all times, because there is power in praise
There is a power in praise in times of trouble, joy wells up within us and fills us with peace. When you experience this power, you realize that it is worth praising God at all times.
It is one thing to read a few Bible verses about faith in difficult times and tell yourself that you will stand firm and not run, but it is another thing to live it; however, when faith is maintained and we learn to praise God at all times, God will do great things in our lives.
When you’ve had a bad day that leads to a bad night; when everyone is sick, when there are problems, you can still praise God, great things can happen through praise, you have to praise God at all times.
PRAISE GOD IN THE MIDDLE OF ANGUISH, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PRAISE GOD AT ALL TIMES
Praise God at all times, even in anguish we praise God
It is very easy to praise and thank the Lord, when everything goes as we wish. You are so delighted that you sing praises to God and share your joy with others. But do you still praise the Lord from the bottom of your heart, when you are surrounded by problems and miseries?
In the Bible, we read about King David. He had a heart of gratitude and praise and, therefore, he could sing praises to the Lord, with all sincerity: “At all times I will exalt the Lord; praise of him will always be on my lips ”. (Psalm 34:1).
Praise God at all times and He will turn anguish into calm; therefore we praise God
Usually, people cry and complain when faced with difficult situations. But when you begin to praise and thank God, just as David did, in the midst of all your hardships and suffering, God will be pleased with you. He will bless you abundantly and turn all miseries into calm, but you have to praise God at all times.
Praise God in the midst of anguish. Praising the Lord is always the way we learn to stand strong during difficult times.
Praise God at all times, at all times, because he makes us grow in the midst of difficulties
“But the God of all grace, who called us to his eternal glory in Jesus Christ, after you have suffered a little while, he himself will perfect, establish, strengthen and establish you” (1 Peter 5:10).
How wonderful is our God. After having suffered a little, he perfects us, affirms, strengthens and establishes us, that is, he makes us grow in the midst of difficulties, so we must praise God at all times.
When one difficult thing is conquered, another is just around the corner. God never promised us a comfortable and perfect life, he only promised to be with us every day until the end of the world. So, in difficult moments, let’s be still, trust in God and we must praise at all times.
LET US LEARN TO PRAISE GOD AT ALL TIMES, AT ALL TIMES
Praise and wait on God, because you have to praise God at all times
That will serve as an example to help the faith of others grow. The Bible will live so that they also take an example, imitate it and put it in the same league as the characters in the Bible who praised God no matter what, learned to praise God at all times.
If we only praise God when life is easy, comfortable, and prosperous, we will have little time for praise. God allows difficulties to enter our lives because through them he makes us grow, molding us more into his image.
The psalmist wrote: “Why are you downhearted, O my soul, and why are you troubled within me? Wait on God; for I will still praise him, my salvation and my God” Psalm 42:5. Despite how difficult some moments in our lives can be, the psalmist said, he waits on God because I still have to praise him. We must praise God at all times.