Uncommon Praise

Psalm 92:1-4

92 It is good to give thanks to the Lord,

And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

2 To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,

And Your faithfulness every night,

3 On an instrument of ten strings,

On the lute,

And on the harp,

With harmonious sound.

4 For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work;

I will triumph in the works of Your hands.

Praise is an act of worship, reverence, devotion & service.
When we praise God we are expressing our approval and admiration to Him.

To praise also means to glorify, to express gratitude by giving thanks.

Until your feelings and thoughts are expressed its not Praise.

When we praise: we express our thoughts and feelings!

Some different ways of expressing our thoughts and feelings are:

Joy

Singing

Shouting

Lifting up your hands

Dancing

Clapping
Playing instruments to make harmonious sounds

The first time praises mentioned in the bible,  Leah named her son Judah

Gen. 29:35

And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

Judah which means Praise has the root word Yadah ' Extend your hands in reverence or worship'

Somebody once said" what salt is to your meat that is what praise is to your blessing"

A blessing you can't praise God for is tasteless!!!

There is only one thing God can't do for Himself, that is to praise Himself.

So anytime you praise God you do for God what He cannot do for Himself!

Then God will do for you what you can't do for yourself.

Anything you can't do for yourself, demands divine or supernatural help!

Praise Commands supernatural help!

What is Uncommon Praise?

Uncommon praise is praising God while you're on transition!

Uncommon Praise is Praising God in the mist of the storm!

I haven't gotten there physically but in my spirit says I am there!

I haven't seen the prophesy come to pass but I am expectant

I haven't received my promise yet but I will praise Him.

Abraham was a man that gave God uncommon Praise

Romans 4:20-22

New King James Version (NKJV)

20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform. 22 And therefore “it was accounted to him for righteousness

Notice that He praised God for the Promise!!!

David understood the mystery of uncommon praise

Psalm 34:1

A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.

 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

He was a  Captive in the hands of the philistines, yet he began to praise God!

Uncommon praise is the praise you give in your dark hours, what I call the seasons of  challenges

Hab.3:17-18

Though the fig tree may not blossom,

Nor fruit be on the vines;

Though the labor of the olive may fail,

And the fields yield no food;

Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,

And there be no herd in the stalls—

18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord,

I will joy in the God of my salvation.

The fig tree has not blossom indicates that the seasons has refused to change. The blooming of the figs indicated spring.

The Prophet Habakkuk gives us "The worse scenario" but says this will not stop Him from giving God uncommon Praise!

I want to challenge you this month of August to quit complaining and just praise God!