"I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being." - Psalm 104:33
I once read that we have a double obligation to God, because we we are twice His.
Second, we are His because of redemption.
Psalm 148 says that all nature, the sun, the moon, the starts, the planets, even the smallest particle of living organisms, praises the name of the LORD. That includes us, His Creation. We must praise him not only because he made us to his image (Genesis 1:26), but for His everlasting word that gives us comfort and strength in times of need (Psalms 56:4,10), and for his wondrous works that he has done in our lives (1 Chronicles 16:8-9, Psalm 78:4).
Our worship should be a spontaneous act that flows from our heart. Revelation 7:12 says: “Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever." Note it says “for ever and ever”, a never ending worship to the one who gave his life for us, to the one that took those nails and thorns and died at that rugged cross, to the lamb who was slain and has delivered us from death and given us life, to the one who rose up from the grave on the third day and now is seated at the right hand of God, JESUS… He deserves all of our praise!
So, While we remain here on earth let’s bring praise to God for he is worthy of all praise. Ask yourself this question… When was the Last time you lifted your hands and said “Praise the Lord!”? Remember, we must praise him for we are His creation, He made us, and He bought us.
I'm lifting my hands right now! God is truly awesome - ...name above all names...worthy of our praise...how great...is our God!
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