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Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. Psalm 107:8

What a Saviour! What a Redeemer!What an awesome God! We serve...and yet God’s people are often so quiet.
The psalmist here uses the above refrain four times to encourage the exiled Israelites to return to praising the Lord and giving thanks for his wonderful works.
Why did they not remember the works of God in deliverances of the past countless enemies? Why are they silent once again? We as the church, are a saved people who have been brought out of darkness and exalted far above what we deserve, and are called to sit in heavenly places and yet we forget, we remain silent.
It is so easy to forget to say “Thank You” for God supplying our needs; but what about praise? It seems we struggle to praise our God. If we are so full of the Lord inside, surely that should be expressed in our worship in the outside. Whether it be in

1– the local church– during a time of prayer or praise, we mustn’t keep silent, if we can’t declare our praises to God here, where else can we? Let’s declare out loud the greatness of God and not hold back. Praise is not for the chosen few, it is for all. One day every knee will be to Jesus when he appears, lets not wait to that time. He is worthy of all of our praise and we are exalted to live our lives as living sacrifices. If we learn to praise him within the comfort of church the result would lead to a more effective worship elsewhere.

2- day to day– telling the people outside what the Lord has done. Paul says “I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation” We mustn't be silent, we are living in times of spiritual poverty and so many religions are snatching the hungry from the kingdom of God, because we are not telling them about the wonderful God that we serve. Spiritual activity is on the increase, people are crying out for “God” they just need to know where he can be found.

“the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the Lord is his name!
So now, come back to your God. Act with love and justice,
and always depend on him.
Hosea 12:5

Labels: Praise, Shout, Silence