Studies on Prayer: Vol. 2Sýnishorn

The NIV Study Bible defines Christian praise as “the joyful thanking and adoring of God, the celebration of His goodness and grace.” One of the highest callings in prayer is to use our time with God to praise Him. God didn’t request the praise of His people, He commanded that we praise Him. God does not need our praise. Instead, He understood that we needed to adore Him and remember His Greatness in order to fully know and trust Him as our King. David, the author of Psalm 103, knew the necessity and the joy of praising God. That is one of the reasons that God referred to King David as a man after His own Heart.

1. Consider your personal prayer life. When are you most likely to praise God? Do you feel like you have been obedient to God’s Command to offer praise and remember His Benefits?

2. How has God been good to the Human Race?

3. How had God blessed Israel?

4. How does God view and bless the faithful?

5. Why can we be confident in offering our praise to God?

“The very act of praise releases the power of God into a set of circumstances and enables God to change them if this is His design… I have come to believe that the prayer of praise is the highest form of communication with God and one that always releases a great deal of power into our lives.” —Merlin Carothers