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C:\LESSON\PRAISE\HPRAISE2.DOC 04.08.91 A NEW DIMENSION WHEN PRAISING PART 2 HOW TO PRAISE PART 2 Psalm 100:1 to 5 read I finished last week by saying -- when David appeared to be near death -- He wrote Psalm 23 -- The Lord is my shepherd This is a statement declaring as to who God is -- This is - YA/DAH Now very closely linked to this word YA/DAH -- is another word -- it is TOW/DAH Unfortunately TOW/DAH is translated as -- "thanksgiving" - and of course YA/DAH is also --- This is the inadequacy of the English language Part of TOW/DAH also means -- the extension of the hand -- to adore Both -- YA/DAH -- and -- TOW/DAH -- is thanksgiving -- done with the hands raised --- TOW/DAH was especially used to thank God in anticipation of what he -- was going to do -- The other word YA/DAH for praise looks back and Says -- Look what he HAS done -- whereas TOW/DAH -- tends to look FOWARD -- HOW TO PRAISE PART 2 Saying -- I believe God will do this -- You might say it is the prayer lounge - or rest of faith it is making a statement of faith -- Saying -- God will do it even though I do not see it right now -- It is used in Psalm 50:23 -- It says -- Whoso offereth praise -- praise here is TOW/DAH glorifeth me -- and to him that ordereth his conversation aright -- will I shew the salvation of God He is a man who in his heart longs to see the fullness of God's salvation -- and he begins by TOW/DAH he begins by praising God that this is the way it is going to be And God says -- I will show you my salvation -- This is one of the offerings of the Old Testament that is called the peace offering -- You will find it in Leviticus 7:12 to 15 -- The peace offering was made when a person was in a difficulty -- And they would say -- God is going to rescue me from this difficulty -- And when he does -- I will make the peace offering -- but right now - I will praise him I will TOW/DAH him HOW TO PRAISE PART 2 So if it looks as if you are finished there's nothing left everything seems to have gone wrong And at this time -- You say -- I believe God will see me through this -- And when he has got you through it -- you will go to to the temple - and there make a peace offering -- But now while I am in it I will praise God I will TOW/DAH God The word used all the way through the peace offering is TOW/DAH I will praise God for what he will do -- even though it seems to be that everything is against me --- I know he will deliver me Often in the scripture you will find the word -- peace offering -- then -- thank offering it is a similiar thing -- The difference is -- in the peace offering - you come confessing sin -- and then you go on to praise him --- Now the thank offering comes -- because I now have no sense of sin I now walk with God I just praise him out of sheer delight This is why the -- peace and thank offering are often together HOW TO PRAISE PART 2 When Jonah was inside the fish -- He said -- I will sacrifice to thee with a voice of thanksgiving -- This is TOW/DAH While inside the fish -- He said -- I am going to start praising God -- Why -- because he believed God would get him out of there -- This is TOW/DAH He goes on to say -- That which I vow - I will pay -- He is saying -- When I do get out of here -- I will go straight to the temple -- and give a peace offering a thank offering What was the peace offering --- They took their offering in their hand - and as they lifted it up -- they would wave it backwards and fowards -- It is called the wave offering within the peace offering They would heave it up and down -- it was known as the heave offering - and as they did this they were to shout - very loudly -- Praise to God for all that he had done It was often called the sacrifice of shouts the sacrifice of praise the TOW/DAH When I was in trouble I would praise him -- knowing that he would deliver me just like he said he would -- HOW TO PRAISE PART 2 It would be well to read Psalm 100 -- it is a Psalm of thanksgiving -- it was used as a thank offering -- It was a time with your hands raised as you made a thank offering to God -- It says -- Make a joyful noise unto the Lord serve the Lord with gladness come before him with joyful singing -- this is what TOW/DAH means -- a thank offering -- In verse 3 - it says -- Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise be thankful unto him and bless his name This is the TOW/DAH Another word that is used is - ZAM/AH -- This word literally means -- to touch the strings --- The number one instrument that was used - in the worship of God in the Old Testament - was the equivalent to our guitar -- ZAM/AH - was the word used to describe - praise to God in touching the strings of a guitar -- The word goes on to mean -- to sing praises It means -- to make music It is impossible to obey the exhortations in the book of Psalms without music -- HOW TO PRAISE PART 2 A church that forbids music - is denying much of the Bible -- because music is the gift God gives -- to be used to praise him --- The first time - ZAM/AH - is used was in Exodus 15:2 -- It is where Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord -- This is when they were finally delivered out of Egypt -- When they stood on the edge of the Red Sea - and saw the remnant of Pharoah's army destroyed -- They knew that they were free -- And they begin to sing praise to the Lord -- Saying in Exodus 15:2 -- I will sing unto the Lord for he is highly exalted The horse and its rider were thrown into the sea The Lord is my strength and my song He has become my salvation This is my God - and I will praise him My Father's God - and I will exalt him As you go through the Psalms looking for these words -- you will begin to realise that the believer -- God's people are seen as having the praises of God in song -- truly on their lips --- Psalm 104:33 says -- I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live -- I will sing praise to my God while I have my being -- He is saying -- My whole life is a melody to God -- When I am at work I am singing praise to God -- For this you do not need a Hymn Book -- it is an overflow from within -- HOW TO PRAISE PART 2 you just sing what is coming from you heart --- Psalm 18:49 says -- I will give thanks unto thee amoung the nations O Lord I will sing praises to thy name Psalm 135:3 says -- Praise the Lord for the Lord is good sing praises to his name for it is pleasant Psalm 92:1 -- It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord and to sing praises unto thy name O most high Another Hebrew word for praise is -- TE/HILL/AH This word is to sing praises and it is very close to the ZAM/AH -- TE/HILL/AH -- is to take all your HAL/ALS -- Take all that you would praise God for -- All that he is - and now just sing it --- You are now TE/HILL/AH the HAL/ALS -- It is the singing of those praises -- There is an idea - in this word TE/HILL/AH -- and that it is an unprepared song -- it is unrehearsed --- Paul gives us the idea of it in -- I Cor 14:15 -- He says -- What is it then -- I will sing with my understanding -- I will also sing with my Spirit -- HOW TO PRAISE PART 2 That is -- there is a time when I will use my mind completely and sing a song -- There is also another time when I just want to overflow to God -- unrehearsed -- unprepared -- and I sing with my spirit -- I think this what it means in Ephesians 5:18 -- When Paul said -- Be filled with the Spirit speaking to one another -- -- in Psalms -- in hymns -- and in spiritual songs In spiritual songs -- is a TEH/ILL/AH -- It is an unrehearsed -- unprepared song -- where even the tune is unprepared --- Psalm 34:1 says -- I will bless the Lord at all time -- his praise shall be continually in my mouth -- His praise -- his TEH/ILL/AH - shall be continually in my mouth -- He is saying -- my mouth shall continually be filled with this song that overflows from my heart to God --- Psalm 40:3 says -- He has put a new song in my mouth -- even praise -- even - TEH/ILL/AH - unto our God -- This is the new song of the new creation Revelation 5 says -- It is the mark of the church -- It says -- They sang a new song of the lamb HOW TO PRAISE PART 2 He has put a new song in my mouth -- I am born again-- I just keep overflowing with the joy of this song -- This is TE/HILL/AH this is praise unto my God Psalm 71:6 says -- My praise -- my TE/HILL/AH -- shall be continually of thee -- Verse 8 says -- Let my mouth be filled with thy praise -- with thy TE/HILL/AH --- The idea of this is no Hymn Book -- No one says -- Hymn 150 This is sung from out of your own heart -- it is an overflow of praise from within - to God -- The leaders of the singing should be sensitive to this They should be looking at those ones who are singing -- And those ones who are playing an instrument - It is they who are to start and bring forth this spontaneous praise from within the congregation -- David appointed Levites -- he appointed leaders to lead the congregation into praise -- I say to you -- Open your whole being to the Holy Spirit -- The Holy Spirit is the only one who can make real to us the presence of God -- Unless the Holy Spirit makes known to us the presence of God -- Then everything that I have said becomes very hollow - and very shallow -- they will be just words -- HOW TO PRAISE PART 2 But when the presence of God is real -- and when praise when - TE/HILL/AH - is born by the Holy Spirit -- then praise becomes natural -- then you will really see the manifestation of the presence of God -- When you see people yelling and screaming at a football game -- you must admit there is something there - even if you cannot see anything in it --- I myself cannot see what the great noise is all about -- but I do admit - they do see something that I do not see --- They are plugged into something that I am not plugged into -- When the presence of God is real -- I respond -- The world may not understand -- but they must admit there is something there -- That you are plugged into something that they are not -- That you are seeing something that they are not seeing - When these people come into most church services -- they are sure there is nothing there -- they are right - because there is nothing there --- But when they come into a church service where the Holy Spirit is making the presence of God real -- they know there is something there but they do not know what it is --- They are beholding people who are interacting with a very real God -- I say to you -- Open yourself up to the Holy Spirit -- And as you do this - obey God -- for he commands you to praise him -- Why not dare to praise God HOW TO PRAISE PART 2 At first you might feel stupid for you are moving out of religion into reality -- As you dare to praise God in this way -- there will come forth a whole new lifestyle -- A lifestyle that is out of this world -- you are now worshipping and praising God in Heavenly Places Although you are a Christian -- it could very easily be that you may wonder if you were ever truly a Christian -- because the reality of the living God is so tremendous --- The presence of the living God in the Holy Spirit is truly real -- for God dwells in the praises of his people --- AMEN.