Praising Our Lord…

Scripture:

Psalm 68: 32-35 (ESV)

O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
sing praises to the Lord, Selah
to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens;
behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.
Ascribe power to God,
whose majesty is over Israel,
and whose power is in the skies.
Awesome is God from his sanctuary;
the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!

Devotional:

Sing praises to the Lord…  Something I really like about church service in the church my wife and I attend are the praise songs we sing at the beginning of the service.  We usually will sing three or four songs at the beginning.  Following the praise songs is a message given directly from the Bible.  The entire service is a worship time to God.  The songs are a wonderful way to begin everything.  It helps everyone prepare our hearts, minds, and spirit for praising and worshiping Him.  We prepare and have our focus placed upon God.  Many Psalms or passages in the Bible show us that ceremonies, worship, among other things begin with music and song.

I may not sing aloud in a crowd but I do love singing praises to God.  Most of the time I like to listen to Christian radio stations like J933.3 The Joy FM or The Fish Atlanta 104.7.  Listening to these stations help me to keep my mind and focus on God.  It is a way for me to praise God throughout the day.  There is nothing wrong with listening to other music.  In fact, there are times I like to listen to music from the 80’s. 

This brings some thoughts and questions to ponder.  Do you praise God?  What are different ways we can praise God?  When should we praise God? 

What do you think God thinks about our praising Him?  Pray over these questions and come up with your own answers.  If you do not like them, you can change them…  The best place to start is to pray.