FAITH CAPSULE: Sing praises to God while you have your being.

 Psalms 47, 100

Acceptable sacrificial praise is full of joy and it glorifies God in whose presence there is joy forevermore. God is holy and He will not respond where there is sin.
When God sent Samuel to go and anoint David, He sent him with a communication for Jesse the father of David. It is written, “…I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.’ Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice.” (1 Samuel 16:5) In this communication it is clear that sanctification comes before sacrifice.
Once, the children of Israel were to present themselves before God, “So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes. And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not come near your wives.’” (Exodus 19:14-15) It is proven throughout the Bible that God has to be approached without sin.
What kind of praise have you been rendering to God when you come before him?
Praise is not noise-making, it is not keeping time to the music with our hands, it is not a performance, it is not drawing attention to oneself, and it is not in the choice of nice words with a nice beat. Thank God for Jesus who has taken away our sins. If believers will confess with sincere and genuine hearts, in the name of Jesus, praising Him will bring the presence of God because He is a God that inhabits the praises of His people.
When God is in your praises, your enemies will be ambushed, chains will be broken; victory will become your portion.
Who should praise God? You should sing praises to God while you have your being. The Psalmist said so, “I will sing praises to the Lord while I have my being.” (Psalm 146:2) In several pages of the Bible, it is written that those who fear Him should praise Him. Praise Him with the voice of joy, with harp and melody; praise Him among the people or in your secret closet. Psalm 34:1, “I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Praising Him all the time will raise you up to Him.
Whether believers like it or not, God has spoken; He has laid down His expectations that will generate manifestation. He will not come again to lower the standard or raise it. When believers choose to do just as He asked, the result will match His promises. Coloring the word of God, taking the word of God out of context, or adding to the word of God will only take a believer through emotional ruin. Approach the word just as God prescribed and He would be found by man.
God is truly faithful indeed.

Prayer for today: Ask for acceptable praise to God.