Daily Verse
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Worship
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Thursday's Reflection
Hebrews 13:15 — By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
The writer of Hebrews calls praise a sacrifice — the sacrifice of praise, offered continually. That word "sacrifice" tells us something important. In the Old Testament, worshipers brought lambs and grain to the altar; it cost them something. Here, under the new covenant, the sacrifice God asks is the praise of our lips and the thanks of our hearts. And there are times when praise truly is a sacrifice — when it costs us something to offer it. When life is hard, when circumstances are painful, when we do not feel like praising, choosing to praise God anyway is a genuine offering laid on the altar.
Notice the word "continually." Praise is not meant to be reserved for the good days, the mountaintop moments, the times when everything is going well. It is to be offered continually — in seasons of plenty and seasons of want, in joy and in sorrow. This does not mean we pretend everything is fine or manufacture happy feelings we do not have. It means we learn to praise God for who He is even when our circumstances are hard, anchoring our worship not in how we feel but in the unchanging goodness of God. The person who can praise God in the dark has learned the deepest kind of worship.
And there is a quiet power in this. When praise is easy, it costs little and reveals little. But when praise is offered as a sacrifice — through tears, through disappointment, through waiting — it declares something profound: that God is worthy of worship not because of what He gives us, but because of who He is. This kind of worship changes us. It lifts our eyes off our troubles and fixes them on God. It reminds our anxious hearts that He is still on the throne. The sacrifice of praise does not manipulate God into changing our circumstances; it changes us in the midst of them, steadying our hearts on the One who never changes. Let us make praise the continual fruit of our lips, in every season.
Prayer: Lord, teach us to offer the sacrifice of praise continually — not only when life is easy, but in the hard seasons too. When we do not feel like worshiping, help us to praise You anyway, anchored in who You are rather than in how we feel. Amen.