I will continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, for He dwells in the praises of His people. God lives in the praises offered up to Him by us. We are created to praise God. We have been made to walk in the love of Jesus. We walk in the shadow of His grace when we are doing what we have been created to do – Praise and Love.
Hebrews 13:15, ” 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. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
The Sacrifice of Praise of our lips.
The scripture above is very interesting in a few ways. First is that it refers to the praise of our lips, which is a sacrifice. Now a sacrifice is something that costs you, which you then give to God. How does the sacrifice of praise cost you? We are created to praise God, but yet, through the sinful nature that is within us and pride, we prefer to spend our time praising ourselves and giving glory to ourselves rather than to God. It takes sacrifice to stop giving glory and credit to yourself, and to recognise that without the power of God inside of you, that you are indeed capable of nothing and so therefore, you have to give the glory and credit to God for all things.
The Sacrifice of praise of our time.
The sacrifice of praise is not something that is a once off thing, but is performed on a regular basis, and ideally you should spend the first part of your day praising God and entering into relationship with Him. This is the great sacrifice for many, for they would far rather spend the extra time to sleep a little longer, than to get up a little earlier and spend time praising God and seeking His direction for the day.
Walk in the Love of Jesus.
The second part of the scripture says that we must not forget to do good and to share, for that is pleasing to God. This is to walk in the love of Jesus, for only by having the love of Jesus shining through you, are you able to go out and do good for others and to share with others.
When you are in constant relationship with God the Father, through Christ Jesus, constantly praying to Him and praising Him, then you start to walk in the shadow of His grace, and His hand is on your life, protecting you and leading you into the path that He has chosen for you.
Constantly sacrifice your praise to Him, that all may be smooth in your walk in the love of Jesus.
