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JULY 11
THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE

Scripture: Hebrews 13:15 “By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.”

     The Christian here is told to offer a sacrifice to God! Now the days of sacrifices and offerings are past. The Old Testament is full of daily sacrifices being offered, but after Calvary, He is our sacrifice offered once and for all. So why tell believers here to sacrifice. I think this could also be considered our reasonable sacrifice. We yield our bodies to the Lord for His service and that’s reasonable. I think this sacrifice mentioned here is both reasonable and necessary.
     He tells us to offer the sacrifice of praise to God! The least we can do as believers is to give Him praise for what He has done. He reached way down to where we were and lifted us up by His grace. He took all our dirty rotten sins and washed them away with His precious blood. He loved us so much that He died for us, He rose again from the dead, ascended to the right hand of the Father, and is ever living to make intercession for us. Why can’t we offer Him praise?
     He tells us to make this offering of praise “continually”. Don’t ever stop! Even when your mouth is not uttering the words, let your soul be shouting praises to our God. He has done great things for us!
     He says that this sacrifice is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. Say that all together “our lips giving thanks”. The offering of this sacrifice requires us to bring the fruit of thanksgiving continually before the Lord. The Old Testament had set times for sacrifices, but this sacrifice should be offered continually. Oh, child of God, why can’t we praise Him more? Why can’t we give Him the praise He deserves?