Praise Him

"But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel" Psalm 22:3.

There is a special manifestation of God when we praise Him. I believe a Christian can have more of God's presence in their lives by praising Him.  

Psalm 71:8, "Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day."

Since a person can be filled with all forms of wickedness,

"Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them" Romans 1:29-32

Certainly then we can be filled with all goodness, truth, joy, mercy, understanding, wisdom …from the all-powerful Spirit of God.

Wouldn't be great if we could fill ourselves with the fullness of God? It would be an awesome experience that probable would come with responsibility that many of us are not ready for. Are you ready for street preaching? What about speaking to a total stranger about God? What if God sent you on a preaching mission?

"And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit" Ephesians 5:18.

I think the responsibility that comes from being filled with the Spirit will also come with Spiritual power in order to do things that we normally cannot do. God will not put anything on us that we are not ready for. So we shouldn't be too afraid that God will make us do something that is against our desire. However let's look at Moses,

"Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?" Exodus 3:9-11.

 Moses was called by God but he immediately started making excuses why God shouldn't use him. I like his first excuse, "Who am I?" Many of us are like Moses. We haven't been to Bible School, we don't speak well, or we feel that we are just too common. I remember the times when I would witness for Jesus and my neck would turn beet red. I wasn't ashamed of Christ it was just that my blood pressure would go up and show up in my neck. How embarrassing it was to be a red strobe-light. Talk about Rudolph the red-nose reindeer. I was Larry the red-neck witness.

So what did God say to Moses?

"Certainly I will be with thee" Exodus 3:12

The more of God's spirit we are filled with might also come with more responsibility. But we are not alone. God is with us.

"Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit? For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven" Colossians 1:8-20

I leave you with this last thought, When you praise God do not be repetitive in your praising; thinking that your many words of the same phrase will get God's attention. God is not deft or dumb that He doesn't know that you are praising Him. You know what I mean. There is a tendency to be repetitive "I praise you God. Praise You. Praise you, halleluiah, praise you Lord. Thank you God and praise you again. Your great God. Praise you, Praise you and Praise you." Talk to God sincerely and tell Him why you praise Him. Thank him for creating you and helping you in your work. Praise him in everything you do. Praise Him for making you strong and healthy. By telling God why you praise Him will be more sincere than by using repetitive words of praise as in a chant.