The Prayer of Praise and Worship

The prayer of praise and worship is the highest type of prayer. It can and should be used in conjunction to all other forms of prayer.

Praise means: To express approval or admiration for someone’s virtues, achievements, or actions.

True Praise and Worship

John 4:23-24 KJV
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Isaiah 29:13 AMPC
13 And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near Me with their mouth and honor Me with their lips but remove their hearts and minds far from Me, and their fear and reverence for Me are a commandment of men that is learned by repetition [without any thought as to the meaning],

We need to be authentic in our worship of God. Everybody knows how to praise if it’s something that’s important to them. Praise is not a denominational, cultural, or racial thing.

Expressions of Praise

1. Singing

Psalm 98:1 NKJV
Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.

Psalm 100:1-2 KJV
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

Colossians 3:16 KJV
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

2. Shouting

Psalm 47:1 KJV
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

1 Samuel 4:5-7 NIV
5 When the ark of the Lord’s covenant came into the camp, all Israel raised such a great shout that the ground shook. 6 Hearing the uproar, the Philistines asked, “What’s all this shouting in the Hebrew camp?” When they learned that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp, 7 the Philistines were afraid. “A god has[a] come into the camp,” they said. “Oh no! Nothing like this has happened before.

3. Lifting Our Hands

Psalm 134:2 KJV
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.

1 Timothy 2:8 NKJV
I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;

4. Dancing

Psalm 149:3 KJV
Let them praise His name in the dance

2 Samuel 6:14 KJV
And David danced before the Lord with all his might.

Psalm 30:11 NLT
You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,

Praise is a Weapon

Praising God will carry you through the hard times in life. Your family needs to see you praise God. We should be able to offer praise to God at any given time.

Psalm 149:6 NKJV
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand,

Dr. Lillian B. Yeomans M.D.

The Praise Cure
“Just believe what the word says God has done for you body soul and spirit. Think about it. Talk about it. Sing about it. Shout about it. And the praise cure has begun.”

1 Peter 1:8 NKJV
Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,