WE PLEASE JEHOVAH WHEN WE PRAISE HIS NAME

 We please our heavenly Father when we praise his name. (Psalm 119:108) Does this mean, though, that the almighty God is like imperfect humans who crave praise because they are needy or insecure? No. Consider an illustration. A little girl affectionately throws her arms around her father's neck and says, "You're the best daddy in the whole world!" The father is pleased, even touched by her spontaneous act. Why? Should we assume that he is an insecure man who craves, even depends on, praise from his child? No. Rather, we trust that he is a strong father who is delighted to see his daughter showing love and appreciation. He knows that such qualities will contribute to her happiness as she grows up. For similar reasons, Jehovah, the greatest Father, is pleased when we praise him 

When we praise our heavenly Father, we help to refute a lie that involves us personally. Satan claims that no human will loyally defend God's name. None of us have integrity, according to him. He says that all of us would turn against God if we thought that we would benefit by doing so.  (Job 1:9-11; 2:4) But faithful Job proved Satan a liar. What about you? Each of us has the privilege of loyally standing up for our Father's name and of pleasing him by serving him with intergrity. (Proverbs 27:11) It is truly an honor to do so.

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