Praise The Lord
I’ve been around people who can praise the Lord in any and every circumstance. I remember one person saying it all the time years ago and I thought they were a bit crazy. I have studied and researched in my journey what it means to Praise the Lord. My research and study was not exhaustive but it took a few years for me to get where I am in my understanding. I believe I must make a choice to Praise the Lord always and in all circumstances. I believe He oversees my life. I don’t believe He causes bad things to happen, but I believe He could prevent bad things from happening. I can’t always follow His thought processes when it comes to what He does or doesn’t do. The more I study His Word, the more I trust Him and the more I can praise Him always. Check this out…
1 Praise the Lord.
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.
2 Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with timbrel and dancing,
praise him with the strings and pipe,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord. (Psalm 150:1-6 NIV)
The Lord’s ways are higher than my ways.
The Lord has never been wrong.
The Lord has never been late.
The Lord has never been early.
The Lord has never been surprised.
I love this song by Crowder called Praise The Lord
I used to shake You like an 8-ball
I used to shoot You like a gun
I used to hold You like a hammer
Try to nail down everyone
I used to keep You in a steeple
Used to bind You in a Book
I used to take You like prescription
Without knowing what I took
(Chorus) But now I just don’t buy it anymore
No, I’ve tried and I’ve tried to know everything for sure
But I find I know less as I come to know You more
You’re not who I thought You were
Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord
Your love’s an ocean, not a river
A symphony, not just a song
I don’t think everybody’s right
I think we often get it wrong
I think that when we get to Heaven
We’re gonna laugh when we can see
How hard we try to make it
And how easy it should be (Chorus)
Providence is endless
Mercy is a mystery
And fear is no good reason
To believe in anything (Chorus)
(Written by Sean McConnell)
I can’t control all that happens to me today, but I can trust the Lord to use whatever happens for His praise and His glory.
Pressing On!
Dwayne