OUR PRAISE FACILITATES ACCESS TO GOD

Pride is turning from the devotion of the living God to the icon of our own ego.  Just like Satan, his fall did not come from destroying God's throne his downfall came from not praising God, but himself.  Once we stop praising God resistance and disobedience is nor far behind.  We have so much to praise God for, there's great power in giving honor to Him. And many of us live that truth out, every single day of our lives.  Yet the reality is that way too often, our daily struggles, jobs, children, spouse or constant life demands can crowd out our praise to God. But, it only takes a minute to praise Him: when we wake up the first thing we should do is thank Him.  "Father, God thank You for waking me up this morning, in my right mind and please continue to keep Your hedge of protection around me, in Jesus name, Amen"  now how much time did that take, Praise facilitates access to God.

1 Chronicles 16:23-31  Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim His salvation day after day. 24 Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous deeds among all peoples. 25 For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; He is to be feared above all gods. 26 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. 27 Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy are in His dwelling place. 28 Ascribe to the LORD, all you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 29 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness. 30 Tremble before Him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. 31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!”

Father, Your Word tells us "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord", so we come praising You with all our hearts and souls.  Lord, thank You, for waking us up and starting us on our way and we ask for comfort for those who loved ones did not see this day.  Lord, thank You for forgiveness and we pray for Your strength to forgive others.  Lord, it is Your Blood that paved the way for our forgiveness and it restored us to the Father and we are so grateful.  Father, we understand that our praise is what provides a clear and unhindered path to You, so we wake with thanksgiving and we enter into our day with praise.  Lord, we feel Your presence in an atmosphere of praise, which promotes our productivity and help our Fruit to grow.  Lord, let our praise maximize our faith, that will neutralize our frustrations and chase away our despairs.  Father, let our praise change our focus from self and worldly issues to You, in Jesus name, Amen