3 Stages of a Life of Praise
1. Determination Phase—I’m deciding to praise
Hallelujah! My soul, praise the Lord. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing to the Lord as long as I live.
Psalm 146:1-2 (CSB)
2. Distraction Phase—I won’t let people take my eyes of the Lord
Do not trust in nobles, in a son of man, who cannot save. 4 When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans die.
Psalm 146:3-4 (CSB)
Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God.
Psalm 146:5 (CSB)
3. Developmental Phase—I will build a life of praise by getting to know God
The Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them. He remains faithful forever, executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry. The Lord frees prisoners. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord raises up those who are oppressed. The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord protects resident aliens and helps the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
Psalm 146:6-9 (CSB)
He’s Creator
The Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them…
Psalm 146:6 (CSB)
He’s Faithful
He remains faithful forever…
Psalm 146:6 (CSB)
He’s Just
…executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry. The Lord frees prisoners.
Psalm 146:7 (CSB)
He’s Powerful
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord raises up those who are oppressed. The Lord loves the righteous.
Psalm 146:8 (CSB)
He’s Protector
The Lord protects resident aliens and helps the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
Psalm 146:9 (CSB)
The Lord reigns forever; Zion, your God reigns for all generations. Hallelujah!
Psalm 146:10 (CSB)
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