![]() ![]() They joined the staff of Shady Grove Church in Grand Prairie, Texas, in 1980. His ministry grew after his marriage to Deby in 1973. He published his first song, “Hallelujah, Maranatha” at the age of eighteen with Crescendo Music in Garland, Texas. 1953), a native-born Texan, studied classical piano for eight years as a child and teenager, and je attended Dallas Baptist University. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart-These, O God, You will not despise” (NKJV).**īefore examining a song with this theme, the singer should understand that a “sacrifice of praise” has, in addition to the praise of God, an ethical dimension in how we treat our neighbor, and it demands humility on our part. ![]() In Psalm 51:16-17, the writer says, “For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it You do not delight in burnt offering. ” The following verse adds an ethical dimension to this petition: “Do not forget to do good and to help one another, because these are the sacrifices that please God” (GNT).* Once again, we are reminded of the balance of the twin commandments: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these” (Mark 12:30-31, NRSV see also Matthew 22: 37-40 and Luke 10:27).Īnother familiar passage speaks to the nature of the one offering the sacrifice. Then we reach the central verse of the song: “therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually. are burned.” Christ was our sacrifice, and we do not continue this former practice. In verse eleven, the epistle writer reminds us that the altar we have is not one upon which “the bodies of beasts. These verses are followed by a series of admonitions related to faithfulness in marriage, covetousness, and honoring our rulers, avoiding “diviners and strange doctrines.” Then we are to remember those in prison and those who suffer (verse 3). ![]() As examples of this, we are entreated to “entertain strangers” followed by the famous phrase, “for thereby some have entertained angels unawares ” (Hebrews 13:2, KJV). The chapter begins with an invitation to “Let brotherly love continue” (KJV). It appears in the last chapter of Hebrews. It may be helpful to look at the fuller context of this passage. I appreciate the phrase, “sacrifice of praise,” perhaps a paradoxical or even enigmatic reference. My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.“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” (Hebrews 13:15, KJV) Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,īut you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light “ And My name is to be feared among the nations.īecause, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. “ And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick īut sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. In every place incense shall be offered to My name,įor My name shall be great among the nations,'Īnd its fruit, its food, is contemptible.' My name shall be great among the Gentiles ' Nor will I accept an offering from your hands.įor from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? ' Who is there even among you who would shut the doors, " The table of the LORD is contemptible."Īnd when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, Yet you say, "In what way have we despised Your name?" “Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, lest- when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ![]() You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. ![]()
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