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 147:7,
"Sing to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp."
The psalmist brings an invitation to worship the Lord. That worship, he points to in this verse, is to be an expression of grateful praise. "Grateful" is the state of appreciation for things received.
The psalmist himself provides examples of just such:
The Lord built up Jerusalem and gathered the exiles of Israel - they have plenty to be grateful for.
The Lord heals the brokenhearted and "binds up their wounds."
The Lord sustains the humble (the poor).
The Lord makes the earth fruitful, providing for both people and animals.
The Lord provided security for Jerusalem.
Etc. See if you can count the ways the psalmist recognizes the many things that one can feel grateful for.
Which, of course, causes me to think of the many things I can be grateful of the Lord for. Here are just a few things that came to my mind this morning:
He paid for my sins and made eternal life possible for me.
The Lord has provided a breastplate of righteousness for me.
The Lord has given his Holy Spirit to dwell within me.
The Lord has provided me an opportunity to help in the building of his kingdom which offers meaning, purpose, fulfillment and satisfaction in my life.
The Lord has provided me teaching, rebuking, correcting, training, encouragement and endurance through the Scriptures.
The Lord has allowed me to learn of him.
The Lord allows me to approach him, to request things of him in prayer.
The Lord is developing within me the mind of Christ - renewing my mind by his power.
The Lord has provided me with wonderful riches of the lavish inheritance he has bestowed on me through Jesus Christ as a co-heir with him.
And - this list could go on and on. I deserved not one of these things, and yet he has blessed me so much. You have likewise received these things, and so much more from the Lord. To me, this forms the basis for worship based on grateful praise.
What would you add to this list? How will you worship the Lord with grateful praise today?
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.
"Sing to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp."
The psalmist brings an invitation to worship the Lord. That worship, he points to in this verse, is to be an expression of grateful praise. "Grateful" is the state of appreciation for things received.
The psalmist himself provides examples of just such:
The Lord built up Jerusalem and gathered the exiles of Israel - they have plenty to be grateful for.
The Lord heals the brokenhearted and "binds up their wounds."
The Lord sustains the humble (the poor).
The Lord makes the earth fruitful, providing for both people and animals.
The Lord provided security for Jerusalem.
Etc. See if you can count the ways the psalmist recognizes the many things that one can feel grateful for.
Which, of course, causes me to think of the many things I can be grateful of the Lord for. Here are just a few things that came to my mind this morning:
He paid for my sins and made eternal life possible for me.
The Lord has provided a breastplate of righteousness for me.
The Lord has given his Holy Spirit to dwell within me.
The Lord has provided me an opportunity to help in the building of his kingdom which offers meaning, purpose, fulfillment and satisfaction in my life.
The Lord has provided me teaching, rebuking, correcting, training, encouragement and endurance through the Scriptures.
The Lord has allowed me to learn of him.
The Lord allows me to approach him, to request things of him in prayer.
The Lord is developing within me the mind of Christ - renewing my mind by his power.
The Lord has provided me with wonderful riches of the lavish inheritance he has bestowed on me through Jesus Christ as a co-heir with him.
And - this list could go on and on. I deserved not one of these things, and yet he has blessed me so much. You have likewise received these things, and so much more from the Lord. To me, this forms the basis for worship based on grateful praise.
What would you add to this list? How will you worship the Lord with grateful praise today?
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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