Worship for Today: The Lord is to be praised for raising up Jesus Christ!

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 148:14,

"He [the Lord] has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of all his saints, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the Lord."

 

In this wonderful psalm all of creation is called to praise the Lord. From the heavens, the Lord's angels and heavenly hosts, the sun and moon, all the stars, the heavens, the clouds. The earth is also enjoined to praise the Lord, the sea creatures, the oceans, lightning, hail, snow, stormy winds, the mountains and hills, fruit trees and cedars. The wild animals and cattle, small creatures and birds, kings, princes, all the rulers and all the nations of the earth are called to praise the Lord. Both old and young men, maidens and children are to as well.

 

And what is it they are all called to praise the Lord for? Because he commanded and they were all created, verse 5. They were provided a place of permanence in his creation, verse 6. The Lord's name is exalted, verse 13, and his splendor transcends, or is above the earth and the heavens. But the crowning cause for the praise of the Lord is saved for the end, he has raised up a horn for his people.

 

As the footnote provided in the NIV says, "horn" here symbolizes "strong one", "king". The Lord has raised up a king for his people. Spoken of as a deed already accomplished, here is the ultimate cause that should fuel our praise of the Lord! This one, the praise of all the Lord's saints is Jesus Christ himself! No other cause is needed to find reason to worship and praise our Lord! 

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!

Trevor Fisk
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