Where True Praise Begins
Where does true praise begin? Is there a certain point in our walk with God, where we can be confident that our praise and worship of God is being fruitful, and meaningful? Depending upon which body of believers you find yourself fellowshipping with, you might have a different picture painted for you of where true praise truly begins. When reading through Psalm 119, we find that there is a place that all of us must go to, and continue in, in order to truly offer God praise that counts in heaven. In fact, in Psalm 119:7, the psalmist says, “I will praise You with uprightness of heart, when I learn Your righteous judgments.” Here we read that the Holy Spirit revealed to the Psalmist that the primary way for us to “praise” God is through having an upright heart (v.7a). This makes total sense when we look at Scripture, as God wants our hearts to be in a right place with Him long before we ever begin praising Him with our words (Hebrews 13:15), or with our service to Hi...