Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
--1 Chronicles 29:11
Often we use the word ACTS as an acronym for the way in which we should pray. It goes like this:
Adoration: Give God praise and honor for who he is as Lord over all.
Confession: Honestly deal with the sin in your prayer life.
Thanksgiving: Verbalize what you’re grateful for in your life and in the world around you.
Supplication: Pray for the needs of others and yourself.
But in practice, we often skip the first word. Learning to "Praise the Lord" if often difficult for those of us in liturgical churches. Our evangelical brothers and sisters don't have a monopoly on praising the Lord, but they do have a head start.
There are hundreds of passages of scripture verses which praise the Lord. Psalms is a wonderful place to start if you want to learn praising the Lord. Look at Psalms 8, 65, 76, 100,111,146 and 150. Think about the Sunday liturgy and remember the many songs and hymns of praise we sing as part of the Eucharistic service.
God loves it when we give Him praise. He is our creator, our redeemer and our sanctifier. Why shouldn't we take time out of our every day to praise Him for all He has done for us?
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above the heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Praise the Lord!
++Richard
--1 Chronicles 29:11
Often we use the word ACTS as an acronym for the way in which we should pray. It goes like this:
Adoration: Give God praise and honor for who he is as Lord over all.
Confession: Honestly deal with the sin in your prayer life.
Thanksgiving: Verbalize what you’re grateful for in your life and in the world around you.
Supplication: Pray for the needs of others and yourself.
But in practice, we often skip the first word. Learning to "Praise the Lord" if often difficult for those of us in liturgical churches. Our evangelical brothers and sisters don't have a monopoly on praising the Lord, but they do have a head start.
There are hundreds of passages of scripture verses which praise the Lord. Psalms is a wonderful place to start if you want to learn praising the Lord. Look at Psalms 8, 65, 76, 100,111,146 and 150. Think about the Sunday liturgy and remember the many songs and hymns of praise we sing as part of the Eucharistic service.
God loves it when we give Him praise. He is our creator, our redeemer and our sanctifier. Why shouldn't we take time out of our every day to praise Him for all He has done for us?
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above the heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Praise the Lord!
++Richard