Psalm 148
“Praise the Lord”, Psalm 148 starts and ends with “Praise the Lord”. Praise is used 13 times in this short Psalm. How do you “Praise the Lord”?
This Psalm is showing us that even inanimate objects (sun, moon, stars, water, etc.) praise God. They praise God simply by doing what God created them to do. How does this change the way you think about praise? What has God created you to do?
It is easy for me to praise God when things are going well, but when “the fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling his command!” (verse 8) starts happening, that is when it gets more challenging to praise God. But, maybe that is when we should focus on praising him? When things are going bad and we focus on praising God, it may make things not seem as bad as they once did.
How might your day change if you start and end it with praising God? This Psalm starts and ends with “Praise the Lord”, let’s try and start and end our day with “Praising the Lord”! We just might find it makes even a bad day a little better or a good day great!
Questions for Reflection:
- What can you praise the Lord for that has already happened today?
- How will you praise God when you are having a bad day? What is something you can do to remind yourself to stop and praise God?
Prayer:
Praise the Lord for all of our blessings, both seen and unseen. Lord use me to do Your work in this world, so that my actions may praise You! Amen

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