Praise Series: The Most Effective Praise

The Most Effective Praise

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof.

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees rejoice

Psalms 96: 11-12

Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof; the world and they that dwell therein.

Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

Psalms 98:7-8

There an effective way to praise. One would miss it because it does not exactly deal with man. However, God's Word is not a mistake and what was discovered I thought to be very profound.

The scriptures talk about the praise of not man, but creation. You know the trees, flowers, animals, wind, mountains, and things we do not fathom having the ability to praise. I began to think about how it is that creation praises God. I discovered that the praise of creation is far greater that that of man, because we tend not to think of praise in this way.

What is this great discovery?

Well, to tell you the truth, it is not exactly as great or profound as say, Moses parting the Red Sea or Jonah living in the belly of the whale.

It does not have to do with anyone turning flips or speaking in tongues. It is not even about waving our hands or doing a dance.

As a matter of fact, it is really rather simple.

Creation praises God by doing exactly what it is supposed to do. It performs its God ordained duty. For example think of a tree as the wind blows. It doesn't fight it or try to beat it. That tree simply dances with the wind and goes with the flow. It is obedient to the call of God. What about the rain? At the appropriate time according to God’s will it falls to nourish the earth. What about the ant? He gathers food all spring and summer in preparation for the long winter months. Creation does not do this because they “want to”. No! They do it because it is what they were created to do.

Now, hold on. Are we not God’s creation? The last I checked His word said that I was “fearfully and wonderfully made”; which means I was created. Guess what? So are you.

So we have an obligation, as does all creation to give God a most effective praise. We must work at making ourselves available to the work God has for us to do: Both collectively and individually.

What a world it would be if we were each in our place of service. If each one of us would determine to do God’s will for lives and not be worried about what we want out of it. We could turn this world inside out and glorify God in away that would bring millions, if not billions, to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

So from this I have come to the conclusion that the best praise, one that honors God the most, is one that does as it is ordained. If you want your life to reflect a truly effective praise...do as you are ordained. Go forth and live in your destiny. Strive each day to accomplish something towards you calling in Christ Jesus.

Be obedient and know that this praise that is above the dance, above the shout, above the tear and the instrument, is the most effective praise.

To God be the Glory for all that He has, is, and will do in our lives.

Copyright 2004 LaTara V. Ham-Ying

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