Praise Him! -- October 4, 2009

Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty firmament!

Praise Him for His mighty acts;
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!

Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!

Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;

Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with clashing cymbals!
Let everything that has breath praise the
Lord. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150

I have always enjoyed this psalm. It really frees us for worship. It tells us to praise God indoors and out. Formally and informally. It lets us know the worship of our Father is based on who He is and what He has done! We aren't limited in our worship by our abilities! We can worship Him like He deserves! We can worship Him with the style and format He has given us. With trumpet, lute, harp, timbrel, dance, stringed instruments, flutes, cymbals and even our very breath.

Like King David of old we are even allowed to get a little carried away sometimes. Isn't Jesus worth getting excited over. I am not condoning some kind of weird emotional experience seeking attitude but it should be OK for us to celebrate Jesus. After all, our worship isn't based on us but on Him.

Let me invite you to worship Him freely. Just remember not to be disruptive to anyone else's worship or try to draw attention to your self. The point of community worship is to glorify Jesus not our style or self.



Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!

Pastor Jason