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Praise Changes Things
Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 25, 2011 (message contributor)
Summary: Praise began at the dawn of time and Praise continues in the Twilight of time
Praise Changes Things
Ps 148
AGATHE von Trapp, a member of the musical family which inspired the film The Sound of Music, died at 97 on Thursday Jan 30 2010, She was called Liesl in the Oscar-winning 1965 movie
• Sound of Music first played on Broadway – 1959
• Made into Motion Picture – 1965
• The soundtrack album of the film is one of the best-selling soundtracks of all-time (some 11 million copies sold worldwide) and has never been out of print
Won an Oscar for Best Musical, Picture & Director
~ My Favorite Things~
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;
Brown paper packages tied up with strings;
These are a few of my favorite things.
Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels;
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles;
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings;
These are a few of my favorite things.
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes;
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes;
Silver-white winters that melt into springs;
These are a few of my favorite things.
When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.
Tag Line "The Happiest Sound In All The World!"
• Praise began at the dawn of time
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Re 22:16
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to pre sent themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
• Praise continues in the Twilight of time
Re 19:1-7
1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying,
Amen; Alleluia.
5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
- Last word in Scripture is AMEN
- The last word in the Bible is a note of Praise -AMEN
- Note Scripture reading Ps. 148
- Every created thing in the universe has a capacity to Praise the Lord
- Westminster Catechism - Man's chief end is to glorify God & to enjoy Him Forever
- Your Purpose in life is to Praise God
This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. (KJV)
- Is this only OT teaching?
Eph 1:11-12
11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
- Why is it that Praise is not constantly in our life?
- Is it because we don't know that we are to praise?
- Is it because of sin?
- Is it because we don't believe?
- Blessing comes about through Praise
- We are enriched & broadened through Praise
Ps 67:5-6
5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
Not to manipulate God
- The presence or absence or Praise is the pivotal in any situation - Sometimes Life does not make any sense
