One aspect of praise to God is to “give” to Him. You may reasonably say, “But what can I give God?”
I believe one answer to this is provided in John’s vision in Revelation 5:12, as the multitude of heaven says,
“Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”
Here is a list of seven things we can give to God as praise:
1) Power – Any real, perceived or implied authority or power we have, or think we have.
2) Riches – anything valuable to us or others.
3) Wisdom – any concept of smarts, experience, or wisdom we have.
4) Might – Any concept of strength.
5) Honor – Any idea of fame we believe we hold.
6) Glory – Any weight or authority that has been given to us.
7) Blessing – any real or perceived favor that has been placed on us.
When we give these to God, we are truly left with nothing.
At this time, we are truly ready to be filled with whatever God has for us.
May God be praised today in our lives!
Love and Blessin’s,
Dave
This was originally written for the youth worship team at On-Pointe Youth, which is a group of amazing teens who love to praise God with all they have.