The Daily Fountain Devotional Friday, May 20, 2022
The Daily Fountain Devotional Friday, May 20, 2022
Friday, May 20,2022
TOPIC: LET ALL CREATION PRAISE THE LORD!
TEXT: Psalm 148
1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: 8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.14 He also exalteth 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.
The Daily Fountain Devotional Friday, May 20, 2022
INTRODUCTION TEXT
The Psalmist enjoins those in the Heavens to praise the Lord. They include His angels, His hosts, the sun and the moon, rain and the stars. God's creations on the earth are also admonished to praise the Lord. These include sea creatures, fire and hail, snow and clouds, mountains and hills, trees, beasts and cattle. Humans such as kings, princes, judges, young men and girls, old men and children are not left out. They should praise the Lord because of His exalted name and great glory.
The Almighty God is so great that there should be resounding praises from both the heavens and the earth. The Scriptures tell us that praising God is an activity that goes on in Heaven all the time. For instance, The four living creatures praise God, day and night (Rev. 4:8) and the twenty-four elders worship and praise Him forever (Rev. 4:10-11). Praising God should not be any different here on earth. Let us make it a duty to praise God always in our homes during family devotions and during our church services. You can also praise God anywhere, anytime and anyhow. All living things should praise the Lord.
Prayer: Father, may everything that has life praise your holy name in Jeans' name'. Amen.