What is the difference between praise and worship?
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What is the difference between praise and worship? Is there a difference between worship and praise?
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- What is the difference between praise and worship? We're going to answer that question.
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- Understanding the difference between praise and worship can bring a new depth to the way we honor the Lord. Throughout the
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- Bible, the commands to praise the Lord are too numerous to mention. Angels and the heavenly hosts are commanded to praise the
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- Lord. All inhabitants of the earth are instructed to praise the Lord. We can praise Him with singing, with shouting, with the dance, and with musical instruments.
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- Praise is the joyful recounting of all God has done for us. It is closely intertwined with Thanksgiving as we offer appreciation for His mighty works.
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- Praise is universal and can be applied to other relationships as well. We can praise our family, friends, boss, or paperboy.
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- Praise does not require anything of us and is merely the truthful acknowledgement of the righteous acts of another.
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- Since God has done many wonderful deeds, He is worthy of praise. Worship, however, comes from a different place within our spirits.
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- Worship should be reserved for God alone. Worship is the art of losing self in the adoration of another.
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- Praise can be a part of worship, but worship goes beyond praise. Praise is easy. Worship is not.
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- Worship gets to the heart of who we are. We must be willing to humble ourselves before God, surrender every part of our lives to His control, and adore
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- Him for who He is, not just what He has done. Worship is a lifestyle, not just an occasional activity.
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- Jesus said the Father is seeking those who will worship Him in spirit and in truth.
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- In Scripture, praise is usually presented as boisterous, joyful, and uninhibited.
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- God invites praise of all kinds from His creation. Jesus said that if people don't praise
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- God, even the stones will cry out. When the Bible mentions worship, however, the tone changes.
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- We read verses like, Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness, and come, let us worship and bow down.
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- Often, worship is coupled with the act of bowing or kneeling, which shows humility and contrition.
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- It is through true worship that we invite the Holy Spirit to speak to us, convict us, and comfort us.
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- Through worship, we realign our priorities with God's and acknowledge Him once more as the rightful
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- Lord of our lives. Just as praise is intertwined with thanksgiving, worship is intertwined with surrender.
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- It is impossible to worship God and anything else at the same time. The physical acts, often associated with worship, help to create the necessary attitude of humility required for real worship.
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- A person can go through the outward motions and not be worshiping. Worship is an attitude of the heart.
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- God sees the heart, and He desires and deserves sincere, heartfelt praise and worship.
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