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GLORIOUS PRAISE AND GROWING GOODNESS
Generally people praise God in the begining of the month very happily. But we should praise God even at the end of the month also. We are called to praise God; every time we pray we must say \"Praise the Lord\" and pray with praise. As soon as we sit down for prayer we should not ask God for this and that - just as producing a long provisional list. There is a certain disciplinary method; that is to be adopted while praying. We should praise the Lord at all times. When we praise God continuously we shall receive many blessings from Him. Let us medidate it evenly.
I. Invaluable Faith Increases
II Inestimable Grace Increases
III Intellectual Sensible heart is Instilled
IV Inimitable sufficiency Increases
I . Invaluable Faith Increases :
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth ( 2 Thessalonians 1 : 3)
When we praise God our faith increases and our love for each other also grows abundantly. How long do you praise while praying? For one minute we can say hundred times \"Praise the Lord\" - when we praise God like this our faith increases when we see the proper meanings for this in Greek language it increases our faith incomprehensively than its normal measure.
Generally all have the same measure of faith. The praising people will have more faith. Praise and continue your work always. Why have your needs are not supplied still? Why are you not able to receive souls yet? The measure of your praise is not increased yet. If the measure of your praise increases only your faith will increase. When your faith grows ye shall be continuously receiving blessings from God.
There is a believer who does a cooking business. Whenever he cooks he says "Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord" So his name itself has changed to praise the Lord Selvaraj.While cooking at home if women say "Praise the Lord" and cook they will not be able to find any difficulty in cooking. In another place also one believer was there he always says "Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord". One day he went to a shop saying Praise the Lord; and he asked the shopkeeper give me one kilogram of praise; the shop keeper did not understand anything. Then after that he said give me one Kilo gram of rice. Likewise praise should flow out of our mouth continuously. Then only an invaluable faith will increase in our life abundantly.
II Inestimable Grace Increases
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. ( 2 Cor. 4 : 15)
Due to many peoples praise grace abounds; that means when we don't praise, no grace will increase in our life. As soon as you wake up everyday what do you speak in the morning? Start the new day with praise in the morning, for His graces are found new every morning. When we go with new graces to our workspot, we shall have new experiences. Our life shall become new. Start praising God everyday as soon as you get up. Let this inestimable grace be increased in your life.
III Intellectual sensible heart is Instilled
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations and their foolish heart was darkened (Rom. 1 : 21)
We are able to find here that why these people have become vain people. They did not praise God and glorify God. So they have become vain people. When we see the Greek meaning for "Vain People", it is said that is to make another person a fool. Why many people are found to be foolish still? It is just because they don't praise God.
When we go to Church to worship God, we should praise God. There should not be a necessity for a servant of God asking you to praise God. When we praise God a sensible heart is created. When you don't praise that senseless heart becomes dark and hardened. But when you praise sense increases, brightness abounds and darkness is dispelled. There is a connection between our heart and our praises to our God. So the people with heart problems begin to praise God, if you start praising God, the Lord shall turn away all your weaknesses and give perfect healing and also the Lord shall give a Intellectual sensible heart which is glowing for ever with His everlasting brightness.
IV. Inimitable sufficiency Increases
"Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God" ( 2 Cor. 9 : 11)
Due to our genorisity praise begins to come out; and because of this praise an inimitable sufficiency increases. What is Inimitable Sufficiency? In greek language it means to convert a man prosperous, rich man. If there is no prosperous richness in your house which you need to have. Your praises are not increased. If praise increases, an inimitable sufficiency also increases and your handy works shall be also blessed.
From today onwards, praise God continuously; always. While doing our works when we say "Praise the Lord" not only we are glorifying God but also we are receiving an abundant blessings from God.
Beloved child of God! When we praise God an Invaluable faith increases within us and also an inestimable grace increases and our love for others also multiplies; above that due to praise an intellectual sensible heart is instilled and filled with the glowing brightness of our God. Finally due to our praise an inimitable sufficiency increases and fills us. So let us be wise to praise our God by raising our voice and receive His boundless blessings!
Pastor Visuvasam