If You Only Knew The Reason Why I Praise Him Like I Do

Psalm 34:1 (KJV)

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

TOPIC- IF YOU ONLY KNEW THE REASON WHY I PRAISE HIM LIKE I DO

My brothers and sisters

When we stop and think of the phrase “If You Only Knew”

We come to the conclusion that it is letting someone know

If they could understand something like you understand it.

If they could only experience it like you did

Then maybe they could appreciate it like you do.

You see

If they only knew like you know

Then maybe they could comprehend what you`re saying,

Maybe then they would understand why you praise God the way you do.

In other words

“If You Only Knew why I praise him like I do ”

Is a testimony of what the Lord has done for you

And I wonder if there’s

Anybody in the house this morning /evening

Who have a – If you only knew the reason why I praise Him like I do testimony

And the truth of the matter

We all should have a

If you only knew the reason why I praise him like I do testimony

Because when you think about

How the Lord has

ANSWERED YOUR PRAYERS

LIFTED YOUR BURDENS –

AND THOSE HE DID`NT LIFT HE GAVE

YOU STRENGHT TO BEAR THEM

How THE LORD HAS LED YOU INTO

THE GREEN PASTURES OF PLENTY

AND WALK WITH YOU BESIDES THE STILL WATERS OF PEACE

PREPARED A TABLE BEFORE YOUR HATERS

DRIED YOUR TEARS

MENDED YOUR BROKEN HEART

MADE AWAY OUT OF NO WAY

MADE YOUR ENEMIES YOUR

FOOTSTOOL

( YOU OUGHT TO LOOK OVER AT YOUR NEIGHBOR AND TELL THEM

If you only knew the reason why I praise him like I do

In the text before us

We find one of the most famous and most quoted Psalms.

David pens this psalms while in the cave of Adullam

It was there

That David turns a cave into a cathedral.

And what should have been His cemetery into a sanctuary

By letting us know that his

If you only knew the reason why I praise Him like do

Testimony was personal

Notice what he says

He says “I will bless the Lord at all times and His praise shall continually be in my mouth”.

And the first thing that we have understand

Is that his testimony is personal.

David didn’t say

That they need to bless the Lord at all times

And His praise should be in their mouth continually.

But he said I.

He made it personal,

And in order for us to be able to say like David said it

We must have our own personal experience with the Lord.

Notice what he says

“I will bless the Lord at all times.”

In other word

David let`s us know that

Praising God is a powerful act.

It's a declaration of our faith,

A proclamation of our trust,

And a demonstration of our love for Him.

It's a way of acknowledging

-His greatness,

-His goodness,

-And His grace.

And it's a way of connecting with Him on a deep, personal level.

But not only was it a personal testimony

********2nd point (motivated)****

But text reveals it was a motivated testimony

It was motivated because the word bless in the text means

To praise, to congratulate, to salute, or to brag

And I wonder if there anybody in the house this morning

Who can brag on God (repeat 3x)

Let me put a praise token in the praise meter

(And do a praise check)

-Woke you up this morning

- Started you on your way

- Put food on your table

- Clothe on your back

- Roof over your head

- Protected you from dangers seen and unseen

And if the Lord has done anything for you

You ought to stand up on your holy feet

And put your sanctified hands together

And give your neighbor a high 5

(And tell them)

If you only knew the reason why I praise him like do

You see it was a motivated testimony

Because when David was in the Cave of Adullam

He took a trip down memory lane

And reflected

Reminisce

and Remembered

How good the Lord had been to him

How the Lord gave him strength to kill a lion and a bear with his hands

How the Lord gave him victory over goliath and his 4 brothers

How the lord delivered him out of the hands of king Achish

You see the men came to the cave of Adullam

To encourage David

But instead of them encouraging David

David encouraged them

By telling them how good the Lord had been to him

******3rd point (Continuous)******

Well not only was David testimony personal testimony and a motivated testimony