A Repeated Reminder...Praise Him

Psalm 135 gives us a call to praise and then six reasons to praise and the Psalm closes with a Repeated Reminder to Praise,

“O house of Israel, bless the LORD! O house of Aaron, bless the LORD! O house of Levi, bless the LORD! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD! Bless the LORD from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the LORD!”

It ends as it begins—Praise the LORD.

He calls upon Israel, He calls upon the priests and the Levites, he calls upon the nations…all should praise the LORD!

Praise Him for He can see,

He can speak, He can hear,

He can save,

He is living, He is loving,

and He is good.

Praise Him and don’t rest until everyone joins you!

William Temple said, “To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of God.”

I love that quote…focus on the holiness of God as He has revealed Himself in the pages of Scripture, feed the mind with that truth, let the picture of God in the Word purge your mind so that you think thoughts that please Him, and open up to the goodness and love of God and praise Him.

Let me close with these suggestions:

Praise Him more fervently than you praise anything or anyone else,

Praise Him continually—make it as natural as breathing,

Praise him publicly—don’t be ashamed,

Praise Him privately—it really does start there,

And praise Him now because if you are His child you’ll do it eternally…shouldn’t we get a head start?

Praise Him