“Truth for Truckers” *June 28, 2014* Psalm 148 “All
Creation Praises the LORD”
This
(14) verse Psalm contains (12) commands to “Praise
the LORD”! It covers all of creation and in the process there are four core
reasons for praising the LORD.
1. “Let them
praise the Name of the LORD; for He commanded, and they were created.” (v.5) This is referring to the angels, all His hosts, the
sun moon and stars, the heavens of heavens and ye waters that be above the
heavens.
2. The second reason is in (v.6) “He has also stablished them forever and ever; He has made a decree
which shall not pass.”
3. “Let them
praise the Name of the LORD for His Name alone is excellent, His glory is above
the earth and heaven.” (v.13)
4. “He also
exalts the horn of His people, the praise of all His saints; even of the
children of Israel, a people near unto Him. Praise ye the LORD.” (v.14)
These four reasons for praising focus upon
His creation, His eternal establishment of what He created, His excellent Name,
His exalting of His people Israel which also includes His people in the Church.
The bottom line is the numerous commands to praise the God of Creation which once
again shows the importance of praise, and the power of praise in the eyes of
the Lord. These demands from the LORD for praise must be understood in the
light of the 24/7 praise He received in the days of the Tabernacle and Temple
which in today’s world are missing.
But, God is not without a plan, and His
plan is giving each born-again Believer the indwelling Holy Spirit making them
the Temple and the praise which has ceased in the Temple at Jerusalem in 70 A.D.
when the Temple was destroyed must now come from each Believer! So, Drivers,
let us praise our Lord for the great things He has done in our lives!
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