And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased, And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? (Matthew 21:15-16) In Matthew 21 , Jesus had just entered Jerusalem. Miracles had been happening openly in front of everyone,

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. (James 5:13) James was a pastor and teacher who addressed real-life issues. He didn’t give a ten-step formula for how to deal with affliction or some theological essay about the joy of a believer. Instead, James asked two simple questions and gave two clear commands. Are you afflicted? Pray. Are you cheerful? Sing psalms.James taught that praise is the appropriate response of the believer, regardle

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's band