Praise and Worship

Introduction:

Picture with me the throne room of God as described in the book of Revelation by the Apostle John.  Around the throne are four living creatures.  "Day and night they never stop saying, 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come" (Rev. 4:8).  Each time this happens, twenty-four elders sitting on thrones around God's throne fall down before God and cry, "You are worthy, our Lord God, to receive glory and honor and power" (Rev. 4:11).

Thousands of angels encircle the throne, singing, "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and power!" (Rev. 5:12)

Heaven is a place of praise and worship of God.  Earth should be as well.  Perhaps you wonder why.  Why should I praise and worship the Lord?  What difference does it make anyway?

Well, consider this:  Scripture talks about praise approximately 500 times, more than any other single subject.  Obviously our praise and worship is important to the Lord.  For that reason, if no other, it should be important to us.

Although the early church was a praising church, throughout history the church as a whole has forgotten how to or neglected to praise the Lord.  However, in recent times in different places all over the world, people are rediscovering that praise and worship draws them closer to God.  In their newfound intimacy with the Lord, they begin to change into the kind of people he wants His followers to be, they begin to see their prayers answered, and they experience a new power in their lives.  Wouldn't we all like that to happen in our lives?

Let's begin our study by looking at some of the reasons why we should praise God.

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