| Scripture repeatedly refer to praise as a
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| | different degree of sacrifice. It
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| sacrifice. But it also refers to it as
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| | requires effort on our part, effort which
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| other, seemly contradictory things. For
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| | we must be prepared to give. At those
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| example, in a particularly important part
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| | times when we feel down or depressed and
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| of the Bible we read: For here we do not
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| | things are not going well for us, the
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| have an enduring city, but we are looking
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| | sacrifice involved is much greater, for
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| for the city that is to come. Through
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| | we then usually have no natural
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| Jesus, therefore, let us continually
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| | inclination to praise God. Indeed, we
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| offer to God a sacrifice of praise - the
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| | might well feel just the opposite. But
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| fruit of lips that confess his name.
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| | although the sacrifice is greater, so too
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| (Hebrews 13:14 - 15, NIV) The future city
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| | are the benefits when we make that effort
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| of God should be constantly before us -
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| | of will to praise God. Sometimes we make
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| because nothing else has any lasting
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| | that effort alone, but at others we also
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| importance! Hence there should always be
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| | need to praise God along with fellow
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| a real eagerness to praise God. It is our
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| | believers. That can sometimes impose an
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| privilege to do so, not a burden to be
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| | even greater degree of sacrifice when
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| undertaken as such. So praise is then
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| | things seem not to be going too well for
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| seen as both the sign and expression of
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| | us. Praise As Fruit The Hebrews scripture
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| our love of God and the evidence of what
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| | quoted above also asserts that praise is
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| we hope for. It is because we do not look
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| | a fruit. Now, there is absolutely no
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| to the things of this world, which cannot
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| | contradiction between seeing praise as a
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| endure, but because we look to what God
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| | sacrifice and claiming it also to be a
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| has provided for us in the future, that
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| | fruit. How does a farmer produce fruit?
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| we can praise him continually. Moreover,
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| | He sacrifices land, manure and his
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| the writer of Hebrews tells us that
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| | phyiscal effort to produce apples, pears,
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| praise is actually a fruit. Can our
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| | grapes or whatever instead of devoting it
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| praise then be a sacrifice? How can fruit
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| | to some other use. For example, the
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| be a sacrifice? Praise As Sacrifice
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| | shortage of private homes in the England
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| Notice that Scripture repeatedly refers
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| | is so acute at this time that some
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| to praise as a sacrifice. Yet it is also
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| | farmers are being persuaded to sell their
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| related to love. But real love has
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| | land for housing instead of using it to
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| nothing to do with the typical Hollywood
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| | produce anything. When we, to use a
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| portrayal. Real love is less about gooey
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| | common phrase, live for the Lord, we
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| feelings and much more to do with
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| | sacrifice all manner of other things that
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| commitment. Now, almost by definition,
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| | we could have been involved in as
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| commitment involves effort and the
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| | alternatives. That is confessing his
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| unavoidable concomitant of effort is
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| | name. The latter is not the odd statement
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| sacrifice! Why? Because effort
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| | here and there that we are a Christian:
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| unavoidably means that something else is
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| | it is the living out of our lives, every
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| given up in order to make the effort.
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| | day and hour, as Christ desires us to
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| Whatever we could have been doing with
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| | live. In that way we enter into a much
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| our strength and will and time measures
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| | deeper relationship with God, come to
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| the sacrifice involved in praising God.
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| | appreciate and love him far more than
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| Not that alone, but also a much greater
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| | otherwise. So praise is found naturally
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| degree of effort when we are feeling
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| | on our lips as a fruit of that kind of
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| down, sad or depressed. To praise God is
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| | living. This is why sacrifice and fruit
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| one thing, but to praise God in, say, the
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| | amount to an indissoluble unity in the
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| situation of Job involves quite a
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| | life of a Christian.
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