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Lesson 5

WFS_5 _LIPS FILLED WITH PRAISE AND DEVOTION

           Christians should always be filled up to the brim with praise and devotion for the Lord.  We should be always ready to give our complete devotion to Him and to praise Him for His wonderful works.  Psalms is filled with words of praise and devotion to God.  Psalm 95:1-6 is an exhortation to praise God for His greatness and His goodness.  Read it and fill in the blanks below.

  1.  1)O come, let us ______ unto the Lord: let us make a ________ ________ to the ______ of our salvation   2)Let us come before His presence with ____________, and make a joyful noise unto Him with ________.   3)For the Lord is a _______ God, and a ________ King above all gods.   4)___ _____ _____ are the deep places of the earth:  the ___________ of the hills is His also.  5)The sea ___ ______, and He _______ ____: and _____ _______ formed the dry land.  6)O come, ____ ___ __________ and _____ _______: let us _______ before the Lord our maker.

           Worship to God is a privilege and blessing for the Christian.  Worship is for us to show reverence and honor to the Lord our God and only Him (Matthew 4:10). 

UNIVERSAL PRAISE OF JEHOVAH:

 2.  Psalm 22:23 - Ye that fear the Lord, _______ _____; all ye the seed of Jacob, ________ _____.

  3.  Psalm 69:34 - Let the ________ and _______ _________ _____, the ______, and ________ _______ that moveth therein.

  4.  Psalm 150:6 - Let ______ ______ ______ ____ _______ praise the Lord.

 EXPRESSION and DEVOTION:

  5.  Psalm 47:7 - For ____ ___ the ______ of all the earth; _______ ___ ________ with understanding.

  6.  Psalm 138:1 - I will ________ _____ ______ ___ ______ ______: before the gods will __ _____ _______ unto thee.  

 7.  Colossians 3:16 - Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another ___ _______ _____ _______ and ___________ ______, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

CALL FOR PRAISE and DEVOTION:

  8.  Psalm 30:4 - ______ ______ ____ ______, O ye saints of His, and _____ _______ to the ____________ of His holiness.

  9.  Isaiah 49:13 - _____, O heavens; and ___ ________, O earth; and ______ _______ _____ _________, O mountains: for the Lord has comforted His people, and will have mercy upon the afflicted.

 10.  Ephesians 5:20 - Giving _______ ________ ____ ____ ________ unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 REASONS and PURPOSE OF PRAISE and DEVOTION:

 11.  Psalm 145:2 - Every day will I bless thee; and __ ______ ________ _____ ______ for ever and ever.

 12.  Hebrews 13:15 - By Him therefore, ____ ___ ______ the ___________ ___ _________ to God continually, that is, the ______ ____ _____ ______ ________ _________ to His name.

 13.  Psalm 150:2 - _______ _____ for _____ ________ _____: according to _____ __________ __________.

 14.  Psalm 106:1 - _______ ____ _____, O _____ ________ unto the Lord; for ___ ___ ______: for ____ _______ _________ for ever.

           Our whole being should be centered on God.  It should be part of our daily life to show homage to Him as our Creator and His Son as our Savior.  Those in this life who refuse to acknowledge Him, are only on a time ticket like a car in a parking lot.  Sooner or later you have to pay to get the car out whether you choose to acknowledge that fact or not.  The same idea is true for all of mankind, we will acknowledge God whether we do in this life or not.  

15.  Romans 14:11 - For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, ______ _____ ______ _____ to me, and ______ _______ ____ ________ ___ ____.

           No one, not one man or woman will be exempt from giving God His glory and honor.  All will worship Him, if not now in this life, then at the judgment.  Our lips will give God the glory, will show worship, praise and devotion.  It is our blessing to be able to give God honor now in this life and it will make us happy to do so if you have Him centered in our life as we should.  

17.  Psalm 122:1 - I was _____ ______ _____ _____ unto me, ____ us go into the _______ ____ _____ _____.  

          In fulfilling our responsibility as a Christian in giving our devotion to God we must have Him in our daily lives, in our thoughts, and in our hearts.  In order to do this we must know His Word and obey all that is commanded.  To know His Word we must study it daily and incorporate it into our lives.

 18.  II Timothy 2:15 - ______ to ______ thyself __________ unto God, a workman that _________ not to be _________, __________ ____________ the word of truth.

 19.  List some ways we can make time to have study time in God’s Word with the busy lives we live today.  

20.  How can we as Christian women make it easier for our families to be ready physically as well as in heart and mind for the worshipping of the Lord upon the first day of the week?

 21.  Compose an essay describing what praise and devotion to God means to you.

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