Praise Him With A Heart Of Thanksgiving!

May we rise this morning in praise, because nothing, absolutely nothing, can separate us from the love God! He is gracious and compassionate toward all He has made! May we claim His mighty acts today, to all we meet! Let's bring the hope to others, that we have found ourselves, in Him! We have so much to be thankful for; let us walk in celebration, sing of His mercies and praise Him for His amazing love! It's up to us to make His name known to the next generation! Let our mouths be filled with His praises today, as we tell of His truths and as we, simply, share all that He has done for us! Who needs to hear of His love and compassion? Who in our lives needs the hope we have found in Him?

Romans 8:38-39
"For am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Psalm 104:33-34
"I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to Him, as I rejoice in the Lord."

Psalm 145 ~

"I will exalt You, my God and King: I will praise Your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise You and extol Your name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one can fathom. One generation will commend Your works to another; they will tell of Your mighty acts. They will speak of the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and I will meditate on Your wonderful works. They will tell of the power of Your awesome works and I will proclaim Your great deeds. They will celebrate Your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of Your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made. All You have made will praise You, O Lord; Your saints will extol You. They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might, so that all men may know of Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made. The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food at the proper time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all His ways and loving toward all He has made. The Lord is near to to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. The Lord watches over all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy. My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise His holy name for ever and ever."

Psalm 147:1

"Praise the Lord. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise Him!"

Psalm 150:1-6

"Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His  acts of power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Praise Him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise Him with the harp and lyre, praise Him with the tambourine and dancing, praise Him with strings and flute, praise Him with the clash of cymbals, praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord."

Sometimes we may have to choose to rise up in praise and feel it later. Sometimes our hearts are burdened and weary,  and far from rejoicing, but it is a choice! Counting our blessings brings our hearts to a place of thanksgiving and gratitude moves our heart from complaint to praise! Choose to focus on how God has blessed You, today, choose to celebrate all He has done for You! Rise up in praise!