Praise the Lord!

April 4, 2016

Praise the Lord!

“Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord!

Praise the Lord!”

Psalm 150:6

 

In the first Psalm, we are called to delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night. The law of the LORD is God’s nature. God is love. God’s nature is to forgive. God’s law includes His love that cannot fail, His Word that does not return to Him void, and His mercies that never come to an end. Psalm 1 pronounces God’s blessing on those who take time to reflect on all the ways they have experienced God’s law, His nature in their life.

In the last Psalm, we are called to praise God. In Psalm 150, the writer used the word praise thirteen times in six verses. From beginning to end, the Psalms have affirmed over and over again that our God is worthy of our praise. The psalmist wants us to sing and shout, dance and be jubilant in our praise. Why? Because, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22-23 NRSV).

I don’t know about you, but for me the present darkness of this current era is the most challenging time to my faith. Maybe I am just weary having already lived through the national upheavals during the eras of civil rights, Vietnam, Watergate, 9-11, and the most recent recession. For me, now more than ever, I need to remember that each and every day, as sure as the sun rises, God’s mercy and grace are more than sufficient to meet each and every need of my life. If I will but turn my focus to the faithfulness of God I will realize that truly, “my cup runneth over” (Psalm 23:5 KJV). My hope and prayer is that I will begin each new day with jubilation and join the unending chorus,

“Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord!

Praise the Lord!”

Psalm 150:6

Will you add your voice to the chorus?

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription.

Publications by Alex M. Knight:

·        Seeking the Life in Christ, Meditations on the New Testament and Psalms has been published and is now available at Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle.

·        The second edition of First Think – Then Pray is available on Amazon Kindle.

·        Meditations on The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ has been released as an e-book on Amazon Kindle.

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