"Let the godly sing with joy to the Lord, for it is fitting to praise Him" (Psalm 33:1)
Praise will ever be a part of adoration. Adoration, when it has entered God's presence and has had fellowship with Him, will lead to the praise of His name.
It was when the children of Israel had been delivered from the power of Egypt that, in the song of Moses, the joy of redemption burst forth in the song of praise: "Who else among the gods is like you, O Lord? Who is glorious in holiness like you, so awesome in splendor perfroming such wonder?" (Exodus 15:11).
In the Psalms we see what a large place praise ought to have in the spiritual life. Let us take time to study this until our whole heart and life be one continual song of praise: "I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak His praises" (Psalm 34:1).
With the coming of Christ into the world, there was a new outburst of praise in the song of the angels, the song of Mary, the song of Zechariah, and the song of Simeon.
And then we find in the song of Moses and the Lamb (Rev 15:3) the praise of God filling creation. Later in Revelation 19:1-6, a great multitude praise God saying "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns."
Let your prayer and quiet time with God lead your heart to unceasing praise. True prayer has true praise at heart. A life that is a continual song of praise, KNOWS true fellowship, TRUE realtionship, TRUE intimacy, only found in the Lord. Quiet time that knows to enter into His presence, knows to fall down at His feet, and soak in His full presence, then knows that lifted hands of worship, a heart of praise, knows a life that sings coninual songs of worship and praise, love letters between the worshiper and the Lover of our souls.
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