Who else should we praise than our brothers and sisters. These are those who are close to us and are family and whether we like it or not, they deserve our love for being family.
“11For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, 12saying,
‘I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.’” — Hebrews 2:11-12 (ESV)
Jesus counts me as family and will praise me all the while. I count Him as family right back and will “sing” His praise out loud. I have a responsibility to be overt in my praise of my family and I take that responsibility serious. I have brothers and sisters that deserve my praise for what they have done and accomplished and that goes for my worldly brothers and sisters, Christian brothers and sisters, and Jesus.
I have to remember continually, as I have mentioned a number of times over the past few weeks in my study of the word “praise”, that it is not about me. It is about praise for the LORD and then I must be in the place to praise others. When I am looking at things I must look to praise my brothers and sisters for all that they are, have done, and will do as they move through this world and into a relationship with the LORD.
Who are you praising? Are you looking out for those around you? What if you looked to praise your brothers and sisters of this world, your fellow Christians, and Jesus?
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