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Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! (Psalm 100:1, 4 ESV)

 The Lord honors your coming into His presence with praise and thanksgiving. The Lord loves praise: the High and the Holy One dwells in the praises of His people. The fragrance of the Lord is in the perfume of the praises of His children. He likes to smell our praises and our prayers like the fragrance of flowers.
 He made all things to glorify Him, and all things were created to praise the Lord. Like a sea of sound, God’s wonderful creation just throbs and pulsates so beautifully in living sound.  “All nature sings of Christ our King!” It’s like the very rocks crying out to the Lord, singing His praises.
 Even the lowliest, most despised creatures can lift up their voice in song. His whole creation praises Him; they all sing His praises! Even the frogs praise Him. When they all get together, they make a beautiful joyful noise!
 So even if you’re just a frog, you can do your best for the Lord. Even if you feel like you’re ugly and small and despised, you can still glorify God! If you can only croak for Jesus, you can at least make a joyful noise unto the Lord! “Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord! Praise ye the Lord!” —DBB [1

 The world rings with praise. I think we delight to praise what we enjoy, because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation. —C.S Lewis

[1] Anchor Why Does God Desire Our Praise?

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