Praise Him

As I read Psalm 145, certain verses seemed to leap off the page and stirred my mind. Verse two says, “Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.” God has blessed me with so many gifts and things I do not deserve that my only response to Him is praise. However, I must confess that I do not praise Him enough. I mean really praising the Lord of all creation who is the King of the universe. The Psalmist said, “Every day I will bless You.” I, from this point on, desire to specifically and intentionally praise God everyday, and to bless His name. This can only be accomplished in my life by disciplining myself in this area. May I always be mindful of my Creator!

Verse four also got me to thinking about my future. It says, “One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts.” When I have children (Lord willing) I want to talk to them about the mighty things of God. I want to pass down the faith from my generation to the next. Just earlier this semester, I coached about twelve third and fourth graders, so I had ample opportunity to relate the things of God to the next generation. May God help me to do so!

I just want to include verse eight because it has been close to my heart for many years. Here the psalmist says, “The Lord is gracious and merciful; slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.” I have learned so much about who God is through the Psalms.