Introduction: Do you make it a practice to “PRAISE the Lord” daily? We could all probably use a little improvement in that area. This devotion is intended to encourage and challenge you to work harder at “Praising our Lord.” He certainly is worthy!

Why not take a “PRAISE BREAK” right now?

1. How can we PRACTICE to let the PRAISES Go Up so that the Glory Comes Down? (Psalm 135:1, 3)

“Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD…. 3Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.”

How can we PRACTICE Praising the Lord?

• By clapping your hands! (Psa 147:1)

“O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.”

• By singing and shouting! (Psa 147:1)

“Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.”

• By lifting up hands! (Psa 134:1, 2)

“Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. 2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.”

2. Where can we PRACTICE to let the PRAISES Go Up so that the Glory Comes Down? (Psalm 135:2)

“2Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.”

Where can we Praise the Lord?

• At Church! (Psa 100)

“Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”

• At sunrise and sunset! (Psa 113:3)

“3From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’S name is to be praised.”

• In Good times and bad times! (Psa 34:1; 149:5, 6)

“I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

“5Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. 6Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;”

3. Who can PRACTICE to let the PRAISES Go Up so that the Glory Comes Down? (Psalm 135:1)

“Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD.”

Who can Praise the Lord?

• Hannah Praised the Lord! (1Sam 2:1)

“1And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.”

• Jehoshaphat Praised the Lord! (2Chron 20)

“7Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 28And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD. 29And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel. 30So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.”

• Paul & Silas Praised the Lord! (Acts 16:25)

“25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”

Conclusion: When the Praises Go Up….the Glory Comes Down! C.H. Spurgeon used to say “Prayer and Praise were cousins.”

In GOOD TIMES and BAD TIMES, the name of Jesus is to be PRAISED!