Praise

Today I finished reading the Psalms...from 145 - 150.

All of these Psalms that end the book of Psalms are songs of Praise. Tomorrow I'll gather with my church fellowship, and although our music is not professional in quality, still with voices raised we will sing praises to God.

Why? First of all, because God is worthy of praise.
Praise the Lord!
How good to sing praises to our God!
How delightful and how fitting! (Psalm 147:1 NLT)
He deserves praise for his character, his grace, his mercy and judgments. He is wisdom and strength...the God above all gods. There is no one in the universe that deserves praise except for God. All humans beings, myself among them, can be good people, filled with virtue, integrity and godly character; but we know that human beings can also fail and can show that they are not forever these good things...not so with God. He is worthy of praise because these attributes are with him at all times, and in all places.

Secondly, we praise because it is good for our souls. We live with a hunger deep within us to recognize that there is more to life than what we know. The soul within us needs the food of praise, even as our bodies need earthly food. It is good to praise the Lord says the Psalmist.
"The Lord helps the fallen
and lifts those bent beneath their loads. (Psalm 145:14 NLT)

Thirdly, because it is good for us to do it together as a way of confessing our faith mutually in the one true God that holds us in fellowship. The great need of our day is not professional music, polished speakers, dynamic churches; but the great need is to know God in one another...to see that in Him we have an anchor for our souls, and a foundation for our lives together.

It is good to Praise the Lord.

Peace


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