The Sacrifice of Praise to God

Join me today in the continual sacrifice of praise to God through worshipping, singing, shouting, dancing, together and alone, all the time, now and forever. Because this is an eternal call, a forever dance where we are held by our God together through eternity.

Join me today in the continual sacrifice of praise to God because this is a forever dance held by our God together through eternity. #gratitude #praise #encouragement

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Noah builds an altar and offers a sacrifice. Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. Genesis 8:20 NKJV

It had been a whole year since Noah, his family, and all the animals entered and sheltered in the Ark. When God sent the Flood by releasing the waters held in the heavens. And down came the rain, and water from the earth rose too. The whole world was covered in an endless ocean. It rained for 40 days and 40 nights. All flesh who was of the breath of the spirit of life died.

All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, all that was on the dry land, died. Genesis 7:22 NKJV

Only God’s remnant remained safely in the Ark.

Then God remembered Noah.

And the rain stopped, the waters subsided, and there was dry land (Genesis 8:1-4). And what did Noah do first?

Noah worshipped God by building an altar to Him. There Noah offered a sacrifice of each clean animal and bird on the altar. This man was grateful, humbled, and in awe of the God who had delivered him.

Because our God is the same God who remembered and delivered Noah, his family, and creatures and WHO remembers and delivers us too – should we be worshiping God with a sacrifice?

As Christians, we don’t worship God with burnt offerings because Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice, the spotless unblemished lamb of God who died on the cross for our sins and salvation. Instead of an altar, we have a cross. Instead of a High Priest, we have Jesus.

But our sacrifice should cost us something and be pleasing to God because of Jesus’ sacrifice. When we offer God a costly sacrifice, it shows that we are conformed to Christ’s image. Paul wrote in Ephesians 5:22: “And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.”

We should present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1). Also, the sacrifice of giving our resources is pleasing to God (Philippians 4:18) as well as giving the sacrifice of praise to God (Hebrews 13:15). https://www.blueletterbible.org/comm/guzik_david/study-guide/genesis/genesis-8.cfm

The Sacrifice of Praise –

Praise is one of the sacrifices that pleases God. And praise is more than just emotions, feelings, or thoughts. It encompasses our whole mind, body, and soul. Our singing, hymns, and thanks-living of continual praise is a pleasing sweet-smelling aroma to God.

Praise is one of the sacrifices that please God. And praise is more than just emotions, feelings, or thoughts. It encompasses our whole mind, body, and soul. #praise #gratitude #encouragement

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Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. Hebrews 13:15 NKJV

It is easy to be distracted and forgetful but the continuous intentional practice of praising God opens the eyes of our hearts to His goodness and blessings all around us.

It is easy to be distracted and forgetful but by the continuous intentional practice of praising God, opens the eyes of our hearts to His goodness and blessings all around us. #praise #intentionaliving #blessings

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God remembers and never forgets His beloved, chosen ones. He delivers us through Jesus Christ. Our sacrifice of praise is pleasing to Him. And our loving Father blesses us. Join me today in the sacrificial praise to God through worshipping, singing, shouting, dancing, together and alone, all the time, now and forever. Because this is an eternal call, a forever dance where we are held by our God together through eternity.

Praise, rejoice, to our God Almighty, His majesty. To our King for all he has done.
Bless His holy name with all our souls. For He is Savior, Rescuer, Redeemer – our all.

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