Psalm 111:1-10

We have multiple reasons to praise the Lord.  We praise Him for who He is as well as for what He has done.  He is great and awesome and we praise Him be admiring His character and being amazed by His attributes.  Because of who He is, He also does amazing works on our behalf.  God’s faithful provision for our needs, His protection from harm as well as the promises He fulfills are also motives for praising the Lord.  We would do well to remember these motives so that we will constantly praise the Lord as we go through life.  It is easy for us to take God’s greatness for granted which causes us to neglect our responsibility of praising Him.  We should strive to set regular reminders of God’s greatness around us and set aside time to regularly contemplate His greatness so that we will not be negligent of our duty to praise the Lord.

WE PRAISE GOD FOR DOING HIS WORK: God is constantly at work in our lives.  His provisions for us are constant and precious and He reveals those works to us so that we will be reminded of them and study them.  These works include everything from the majesty of creation to his constant provision of food.  God is constantly at work in the universe to sustain the world He has created and to provide for all of creation.  He is certainly worthy of praise for all that He has done and all that He is doing.  We must set aside time and strive to be constantly aware of His efforts on our behalf so that we will faithful praise Him.


WE PRAISE GOD FOR KEEPING HIS WORD: God has made glorious promises to His people.  Throughout history He has revealed His plan of redemption to the world and He has been faithful to fulfill that plan.  He made covenants with Abraham, Moses and David and He has always been faithful to keep those promises.  Even when men fail and are unfaithful, the faithfulness of God to fulfill His promises has stood firm.  A wise man will contemplate the glories of God and stand in fear of the Lord.  We must be aware of His faithfulness, stand in awe of His faithfulness and above all praise Him for keeping His glorious promises.

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