Key Verses: 1, 2 and 6 "(1) Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in his mighty firmament! (2) Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His greatness!...(6) Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!"
Spurgeon Insight: "Jehovah, the One God, should be the one object of adoration…His works of creation, providence, and redemption all call for praise; they are His acts, and acts of might; therefore let Him be praised for them…'Let all breath praise Him': that is to say, all living things. He gave them breath—let them breathe His praise."
I praise a lot of things. I praise talented musicians of various genres. I praise majestic views in the beautiful state of Utah where I live. I praise painters and even chefs on my favorite cooking shows on the Food Network. I praise the work of human architects when I get to do things like tour the world famous Hungarian Parliament building in Buda-Pest as my wife and I did on our honeymoon. I praise authors like Brian Brodersen, Chuck Smith, Mark Driscoll, and others for writing books I enjoy.
In all that praising that goes out from my heart and mouth I need to remember who it is that REALLY deserves the praise behind all of these people, and all of these things. Unless God blessed musicians and artists with their talents they would have none. Unless God gave architects their capacity to envision and build great things, they wouldn't be able to do those things. Unless God had spoken creation into existence, it would not exist. Unless God had spoken me into existence, gave me a brain to process, eyes to see, and life itself, I wouldn't be able to enjoy any of the things that I find so amazing. Everything that is beautiful, productive, useful whatsoever has it's ultimate enablement and source in Jesus, the Creator of everything good (John 1:1-3). That is why "everything that has breath" should "praise the LORD" (Psalm 150:6 and James 1:17). Do you need a praise alignment today? I pray the Holy Spirit would direct our worship to Jesus for every good thing we enjoy in this life. None of it is here without Him! Every good thing we enjoy is a tangible expression of His love for us today! Pray with me…
Father, we pray that You would continue to help us enjoy every good thing that You have given to the world. But never let us forget that every good thing is a gift from You. Help us to always give You the credit for anything beautiful we get to experience, at the end of the day. There is nothing good apart from the work of Your hands. Thank You for Your blessings our God. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
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In Genesis it says that "God Created"... in 1:1 it says that He created the Heavens and the Earth. In 1:3 it say that God spoke Light into existence. In 1:6 he spoke..."Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters." All through Genesis there are numerous examples of God speaking all things into existence BUT In Genesis 2:7 it says, "then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature."
God Breathed Life into man. We came into existence with the very "Breath" of God.
Our Breath should worship the very creator that breathed life into us!
Let everything that has breath Praise the LORD!
~Bruce
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