Continual sacrifice of praise

Do you ever sit and wonder how you can give God continual praise throughout the day? That is what God wants, but something we often don't do. It can be easy to give God some of your time throughout the day but imagine doing it more than just once throughout the day.

I hope to give you two easy ways to offer a continual sacrifice to God on a daily basis.

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise-the fruit of the lips that openly profess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. (Hebrews 13:15-16)

We can continually offer God a sacrifice of praise through our lips professing his name. When we talk about God we are bringing him praise. Our lips should confess God's name in praise everyday. Yet, how often to do hear God's name used profanely? Probably more times than when you hear it used as praise. That is sad to think about. I experience it at a Christian college every day, I can't imagine what it might be like elsewhere. Christians should turn their frequency toward praise. Praise God early in the day before the rush, then again in the hurried middle, and at the end as business winds down. By doing that you are offering God a continual sacrifice of praise.

Praising God with our lips is one way, so what is the other? It is doing good and sharing with others. We have the capability to offer acts of service anywhere and anytime. A sacrifice of praise. What does that look like? A "sacrifice of praise" today would include thanking Christ for his sacrifice on the cross and telling others about it. Acts of kindness and sharing are particularly pleasing to God, even when they go unnoticed by others.

After reading this I hope that you better know how to offer God a continual sacrifice of praise every day. It's not as difficult as we make it. It's actually quite easy, it just starts with us making a decision to do it on a daily basis.