Belief in Creation is Necessary for Praise - Psalms 33-35

Belief in Creation is Necessary for Praise

Psalms 33:6-9 (ESV)
6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;
he puts the deeps in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.

In Psalm 33 we are being commanded and led in a worship hymn for God.   We are praising His steadfast love.   On three occasions (vs. 5,18,22) the words “steadfast love” are used.   Praising God is an essential part of the believers live.  It is the main thing.   In the above passage we see the writer of this psalm go from God’s steadfast love, to God creating the universe.   Why?   There may be many answers as to why, but one might simply be that God created the universe out of love to be able to create mankind to share that universe with them.  There is no doubt that our walk with God and belief in His creating the universe are tied together.  Note what the writer of Hebrews writes before he makes his long list of those who have walked with God via faith:

Hebrews 11:3 (ESV)
3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

Before he outlines the people of faith, the writer in Hebrews outlines the character of faith.   The character of faith is that we must come to God in faith (Hebrews 11:6) and that faith must include that God made the universe.   We are to take Him at His Word, because that makes His Word powerful.   God loves us.  He says so through His Word.  And, we know His Word is powerful and real because that is how He made the universe.   We can praise God when He “says” His love is steadfast because when God speaks, great things happen.