Psalm 146
PRAISE THE LORD

Have we praised the LORD today? Have we counted our blessings and given him thanks for what he has done? Have we made music with our voices and sung praise to him? Do we fill each day with praise?

The psalmist begins Psalm 146 by saying, “Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, my soul. I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.” (Psalm 146 v 1 – 2). I wish we could all have this attitude toward the LORD our God.

To praise the LORD all of our lives is a great and long commitment, yet it is one of the most precious things we can do in our lives. To praise the LORD with our soul is to praise him with all that is within us, from the very centre of our being and our deepest emotions. Praise is not something we should turn on and off like a tap, neglecting the flow at times and overflowing at other times. Praise to our God should be constant all the days of our lives. On occasions we should offer God more praise as we celebrate special happenings in our lives – but we should never praise less. The psalmist said that he would praise the LORD all of his life. We must do the same.

Just as the psalmist did, we should make our praise heard. Singing is something that requires volume. Praise should flow from us like water running from a tap. It’s no good looking at the tap and believing there is water in it – the water needs to come out, or the tap is useless. In the same way, our praise needs to be heard, not just thought about.

God hasn’t changed. He still deserves our praise. Let’s renew our praise to him today – now and forever – and let the sound of his praise be heard.

May praise flow from our lips today

With love in our Lord
Robert