Praise the Lord!!!

Psalm 113:1-3

Praise the Lord! Praise, oh servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! From the rising of the sun to its going down the Lord's name is to be praised.

There are many great teachings out there on different principles of the bible. One very necessary part of our walk with the Lord is praising Him every day. If it weren't for Him, where would we be? What would we be doing? We need to praise Him. There have been so many things that I have gone through, before and since, becoming a Christian. I know His hand was, and is, upon me. He has even protected me from foolish choices I made. His mercy and grace are so wonderful........His compassion on those who fear Him is immeasurable. There is no comparison. He is our Father, Healer, Savior, Friend, Brother, Redeemer, Counselor, Provider, .......and the list goes on and on. He will never leave you, nor forsake you. His love is greater than any love you've ever known, or will know. His love is absolutely (for real) unconditional. Our bad choices may lead us away from His will for us, but He nevertheless still loves us. It's impossible for humans to love that way. We've all experienced different things and we act and react to things totally differently according to our history, or experiences. God doesn't do that. He won't remind you of sins He's already forgiven. He doesn't expect you to pay, He paid. The bill is on Him. How can we not praise Him? Verse 2 says His name is blessed now and forevermore! We all do things on earth now, that we will not do for eternity. The only thing we will really do there, that we do here, is praise and worship Him. (Although, we'll get into worship another day......which is basically complete surrender.) Acknowledging who He is, and what He does, and has done is a fair definition of praise. Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines it thusly: to glorify, especially by attribution of perfections. Which means basically what I said. Praise the Lord!!!
God's favor is upon my life, and upon yours. Allow Him to lead and guide you each and every day. I have much to praise Him for. There are so many things to praise Him for, each and every day. There are things that He does for us, that we don't even realize, or may not even know about. Share those praises with folks. Let them know what God has done for you, in the past, and recently. Remember, Jesus loves you.....and He wants the best for you. Let's praise Him not only with our mouths, but by the way we live our lives in accordance to His word. Let's read His word, and apply it to our daily lives. Then, we can really say, "I praised the Lord today!" Count your blessings one by one, and praise the Lord for all He's done. James