07/02/26 Praise the Lord

PSALM 95-102

I don’t praise the Lord enough. I think I’ve grown so accustomed to my cognitive propositional faith that I’ve sometimes neglected simply praising the Lord for who He is. I need to remember that it’s okay—required, in fact—to love God with both my mind and my heart. I must give myself permission to echo the words of the psalmist in today’s reading:

  • “The Lord reigns! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coasts and islands be glad. . . . For you, Lord, are the Most High over the whole earth; you are exalted above all the gods.” (Psa. 97:1, 9) 
  • “Let the whole earth shout to the Lord; be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing.” (Psa. 98:4)
  • “The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted above all the peoples. Let them praise your great and awe-inspiring name. He is holy.” (Psa. 99:2-3)

    • The images resound throughout these psalms. God’s lightning lights up the world. The rivers clap their hands for Him, and the mountains shout for joy. Our proper response is to “bow in worship at his holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy” (Psa. 99:9). Today, I want to praise His “great and awe-inspiring name” (Psa. 99:3).

    RESPONSE: Praise the Lord all day long today.