‘ALL IN PRAISE’(PART 2) (PSALM 148)

Another glorious morning to you. We say these simple words to him...LORD, WE THANK YOU. 

So, we did PART 1 of 'ALL IN PRAISE'. We continue today. Our 'intro' as usual.

One of the things that all creatures have in common including the ‘supremo’ (Man) is PRAISE. (Later you’ll understand why man came last in the passage above just as God did with creation)

Simply, we were all created for worship (Praise).It’s an ‘ALL IN PRAISE’ thing as depicted in Psalm 148.

We see every single creation and even heavenly beings involved in praise. Ahaa,
You, yes you?... What are you doing???

Now, let’s go into the focal passage Psalm 148 and get to understand why ‘ALL IN PRAISE’, Should be in praise and Must indeed Praise.

We did from Psalm 148:1-10 & we understood that PRAISE is & will be a perpetual thing. 

Heavenly Beings, objects and other creatures are 'ALL IN PRAISE' so why not YOU?

That is where we ended.We continue right from there.

Lastly, we get to the 'Supremo' of all creations MAN and that is in V.11-14.

Of course, because we are the greatest of his creations, certainly the LORD values our Praise more than all the others. 

Ironically, this is where the problem arises because not all men(CREATORS OF GOD) praise God. These reasons explan them:

- Another key one isthat some don't believe in God. They quash the whole idea that there is a God, he created the world hence refuse to praise him.
- Generally, we allow the troubles of this world to take the joy of PRAISE from us or not do it meaningfully.

This is where chosen to praise comes in so that even though we're all created to Praise; not all do that.You are chosen one, royal Priesthood ( Isaiah 43:21- "This people which I formed for myself, that they might tell of my praise ")

However, we allow the CREATOR'S OTHER CREATION to dictate to us what to worship.
So, it's like this:
"THE CREATOR'S OTHER CREATIONS MAKE US WORSHIP THEM OTHER THAN THE CREATOR HIMSELF."

No wonder the Lord said in Luke 19:40, if man refuse to praise him, he will raise up stones to praise him.

Hmmm...stones. Stones join the league of God's least creations yet some worship them.(IT)

Therefore, in the verse above, the LORD wants all of us to praise him-Rulers, Princes, young, old, children&all nations to PRAISE him.  

The VERSE (11-14) now:
11 KINGS OF THE EARTH AND ALL NATIONS,YOU PRINCES AND ALL RULERS ON EARTH,

12 YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, OLD MEN AND CHILDREN.

13 LET THEM PRAISE THE NAME OF THE LORD, FOR HIS NAME ALONE IS EXALTED;
HIS SPLENDOR IS ABOVE THE EARTH AND THE HEAVENS

14 AND HE HAS RAISED UP FOR HIS PEOPLE A HORN,
THE PRAISE OF ALL HIS FAITHFUL SERVANTS,OF ISRAEL, THE PEOPLE CLOSE TO HIS HEART.PRAISE THE LORD.

Beloved, all other creations are in constant praise with what they do.

As for the heavens&highest of it, they have always been. 

You are described as a people CLOSE TO HIS HEART.

WILL YOU PRAISE HIM?

 

SO WHAT CAN I SAY THAN TO SAY:

"ALL IN PRAISE"