Devotion:
Read Psalm 146.
This Psalm begins and ends with “Praise the LORD!” Why is praise important? It takes our mind off our problems and inadequacies and focuses them on God. It can also lead us to meditation on God and His Word. Praise also helps us to consider and appreciate God’s character which impacts our perspective on life. Praise is an integral part of our relationship with God.
This Psalm emphasizes that help from people is fleeting and unstable, but help from God is lasting and complete. Look at all the ways the psalmist describes God. He is creator, promise keeper, gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry, frees the prisoners, opens the eyes of the blind, lifts up the down, loves the godly, protects the foreigners, cares for orphans and widows, and frustrates the plans of the wicked. God counts on us to be his hands and feet to show others what kind of God he is.
Personal Worship Option:
The Psalmist says it best: “I will praise the Lord all my life" … How will you praise Him today?
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