Psalms 113:2-3 (ESV)
Blessed be the name of the LORD
from this time forth and forevermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting,
the name of the LORD is to be praised!
What is your goal each day? Do you make a list? Do you revile in checking a box each day to make sure you have accomplished something? Are you a non-list maker and your goal each day is to not be conformed to a list? Perhaps you have a free spirit and you believe it is best to allow life to unfold and come to you, rather than controlling and organizing life. Whichever these two extremes fit for you, the above passage gives us another option ... or, an option to blend into the life of task oriented behavior and/or the life of relax oriented behavior. We are, from sun up to sun down, to be blessing and praising God. We are commanded to praise the name of the LORD. This is not an option for us. God’s character is on display each day for us and we are to lift Him up above all our tasks and/or above all our relaxing activities. Throughout the Psalms we are both commanded to praise Him and given example after example of why to praise Him. If we are looking to do God’s will or find God’s will, the above verses tell us quite planning what it is: Give praise and glory to God. Jesus, when instructing us how to pray, said it this way:
Matthew 6:8-10 (ESV)
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this:
“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
We are not to pray like those who have no connection with God. We are to pray with an adoration for God. We are to pray, “... hallowed be your name.” No matter how we orient your life, whether structured or flexible, we have the command and privilege to honor God by praising His name.
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