Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.
I looked up several of the words in this scripture in multiple concordances. What I found was very enlightening. This is my enhanced version with the extra explanations...
On account of or because of Jesus, according to what Jesus has done, let us continually, at all times, carry to the goal to reach the needed end point, sustain the sacrifice (offering) of praise, which is a commendation presented to God for some benefit He has provided. Keep Praising Him until you obtain the victory. Praise Him at all times. This is the fruit of the lips of those who thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His Name. His Name represents all of Who He is.
At All Times?????
I am supposed to Praise God at All Times?????
When things are going well....it is easy to praise God. However, when things are difficult we tend to do many other things. Praising God is generally NOT one of those things.
It is easy to praise God on the other side of the Red Sea ...... after we are through the challenge and the enemies are drowned, but what will we do when the next problem looms over our head?
Scripture tells us to Praise Him at ALL times. That means in good times and in bad times. This is what faith does. Faith sees what Jesus has done for us already. Faith sees all that jesus is. Faith praises Him at all times because we know that He has already provided us all things we need, He has already paid the price for our healing, He has already delivered us out of darkness.....whatever is needful, He has done it already. So, we praise Him until the end result of our victory is manifested in our physical situation. Then, we continue to sustain our praise. It is what we do.....it is the fruit of the lips of those acknowledge and confess and glorify All that He is!!!
Psalm 62:8
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
We Praise Him at all times because we Trust in Him at all times. Trust or Faith's response is Praise!!!
Psalm 34:1
I will praise the LORD at all times. I will constantly speak his praises.
We Continually, in the sunshine and in the storms.... At All Times.....we praise God.
We are the Just. He has made us Righteous. Romans 3:22.
The Just shall live by faith. Habbukuk 2:4; Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11.
Faith sees who Jesus is. Faith sees the Word of God. Faith sees His Promises. Faith sees the sacrifices He has already made for us and according to that we continually bring our sacrifices of praise to Him all the way to the goal....the victory He has promised.
1Thessalonians 5:24
He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
Psalm Chapter 113
1Praise the LORD!
Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD.
Praise the name of the LORD!
2Blessed be the name of the LORD
now and forever.
3Everywhere—from east to west—
praise the name of the LORD.
4For the LORD is high above the nations;
his glory is higher than the heavens.
5Who can be compared with the LORD our God,
who is enthroned on high?
6He stoops to look down
on heaven and on earth.
7He lifts the poor from the dust
and the needy from the garbage dump.
8He sets them among princes,
even the princes of his own people!
9He gives the childless woman a family,
making her a happy mother.
Praise the LORD!
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