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11.18.2007

Let's Praise the Lord Together

"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name."
Psalm 100:4

Do you ever find yourself asking God for things more than you are praising Him for everything? God created us to praise Him, "This people I have formed for Myself; they shall declare My praise" (Isaiah 43:21). This week, being the week of Thanksgiving, I'd like us to focus on praising and thanking God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit for who He is. To make it easy, we'll do what's called "Alphabet Praise". This means we will go through the entire alphabet, listing some characteristics and attributes of God for each letter. I'll give you a few characteristics/ attributes of God for each letter to get you started and then you can list some on your own. After we've done our "letters of the day", we'll spend time praising God in prayer.

Ready? Let's get started.
Father God, I praise You because You are
A
Abba- "For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out 'Abba, Father'". Romans 8:15
Abundant life Giver- "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." John 10:10
the Alpha and the Almighty- "I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:8
B
Bread of Life- " I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never go hungry, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." John 6:35
Bestower of blessings- " He shall receive blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation." Psalm 24:5
Bright Morning Star- "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star."
Revelation 22:16
C
Creator- "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Genesis 1:1
Compassionate- "The LORD is gracious to all and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy." Psalm 145:8
Caring- "Cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7
D
Deliverer- "I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears."
Psalm 34:4
Director of my path- "A man's heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps."
Proverbs 16:9
Discipliner- "For whom the Lord loves, he disciplines..." Hebrews 12:6
E
El Elyon- the Lord Most High, the Sovereign Lord- "For the LORD Most High (El Elyon) is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth." Psalm 47:2
Eternal- "There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to help you, and in His excellency on the clouds. The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms..." Deuteronomy 33:26
El Shadday- God Almighty- "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Psalm 91:1

Father God, I thank You that You are my Abba. You are the Bread of Life who gives me life abundantly. I praise You that I can cast all my cares upon You and know. Thank You for delivering me from the pit I was in and directing my paths. I praise You that You are El Elyon, the Lord Most High, who is King over all the earth. You alone are worthy of all my praise.

I'd love to hear from you. How are you praising God? What did you add to your list? Leave me a comment. Happy Praising!

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