Psalm 145 - 9.11.23
Scripture
Psalms 145:21 NLT
“I will praise the Lord, and may everyone on earth bless his holy name forever and ever.”
Observation
This is a psalm of praise and worship written by David. In this psalm, David lists the many reasons God should be praised:
Verse 3-God is great.
Verse 4-God is powerful.
Verse 5-God’s glorious splendor and wonderful miracles.
Verse 6-God’s awe inspiring deeds.
Verse 7-God’s goodness and righteousness.
Verse 8-God is merciful and compassionate, and slow to get angry.
Verse 13-God’s Kingdom and rule is everlasting. He is gracious in all He does and He always keeps His promises.
These are just a few reasons David listed in this chapter alone on why God should be worshiped and praised! Trust me there’s more in this chapter that I missed. But you get the picture.
Application
Make it a habit to spend some time daily giving God our worship and praise.
Shout out to Robin Orefice for giving me this prayer exercise that I want to share with you all today!
If you remember the scripture where Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, (Matthew 6:9-13), Jesus starts off by telling them to start their prayer by saying, “Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” The phrase Hallowed be thy name basically means, Holy is your name. It’s a way to start off their prayer acknowledging God for Who He is. They are giving God the worship and praise that He deserves.
Now Robin Orefice gave us a fun exercise to try in our Small Group once. She gave us a challenge to go through all the letters of the alphabet (A-Z), and name off a characteristic of God with that letter as we prayed. For example, for the letter A, we can pray, “God, You are awesome.” Then for the letter B, you can pray, “God, You are bigger than any of my problems.” Then you just keep going down the alphabet in that fashion until you hit the letter Z. Some letters may be more challenging than others, but it’s a great way to spend some time in prayer giving God the praise and worship He deserves, and acknowledging Him for Who He is! 😊
Prayer
Father God, You are worthy of all my worship and praise. Not just today Lord, but everyday. There is no one like You. There is none above You. You are the Lord of my life, and the Lord of ALL. I submit my life to You. May the way I live my life be an act of worship to You. May my life bring You praise. May the way I live point others towards Your goodness today. In Jesus name I pray, Amen. 🙏🏽
-Moses Gaddi