The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 145:10-12,
"All your works praise you, Lord;
your faithful people extol you.
They tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might,
so that all people may know of your mighty acts
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom."
There is a theme here that provides us an understanding of the importance of praising the Lord. David points out in this psalm that when we extol the Lord in praise, there is an audience that hopefully will be reached: "all people".
When the mighty acts and glorious splendor of the Lord and his kingdom is communicated in praise it impacts others. Here are a few things "all people" will learn from David's praise:
The Lord's greatness is unfathomable, verse 3.
The Lord exists in a glorious splendor of majesty, verse 5.
The Lord's "awesome works" speak of his power, verse 6.
The Lord's "abundant goodness" is celebrated, verse 7.
The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love, verse 8.
The Lord is good to all and compassionate on all he has made, verse 9.
Here is just a sampling of the many things David forms his praise from within this psalm. He goes on to list many other reasons why the Lord is due his praise. He says, "Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever."
As we share our faith with others, and attempt to impress upon others the dire need we all have for redemption, our enthusiasm for the Lord just may win the day when we express it. Sometimes the defensive posture of proving the grounds for our faith can be tremendously enhanced by going on "offense" through our enthusiastic extolling of the Lord's "mighty acts" and his "glorious splendor".
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"All your works praise you, Lord;
your faithful people extol you.
They tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might,
so that all people may know of your mighty acts
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom."
There is a theme here that provides us an understanding of the importance of praising the Lord. David points out in this psalm that when we extol the Lord in praise, there is an audience that hopefully will be reached: "all people".
When the mighty acts and glorious splendor of the Lord and his kingdom is communicated in praise it impacts others. Here are a few things "all people" will learn from David's praise:
The Lord's greatness is unfathomable, verse 3.
The Lord exists in a glorious splendor of majesty, verse 5.
The Lord's "awesome works" speak of his power, verse 6.
The Lord's "abundant goodness" is celebrated, verse 7.
The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love, verse 8.
The Lord is good to all and compassionate on all he has made, verse 9.
Here is just a sampling of the many things David forms his praise from within this psalm. He goes on to list many other reasons why the Lord is due his praise. He says, "Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever."
As we share our faith with others, and attempt to impress upon others the dire need we all have for redemption, our enthusiasm for the Lord just may win the day when we express it. Sometimes the defensive posture of proving the grounds for our faith can be tremendously enhanced by going on "offense" through our enthusiastic extolling of the Lord's "mighty acts" and his "glorious splendor".
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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