Praise God

Verses: Psalms 113: 1 - 9

Song inspired by the chapter:  Song has been uploaded from YouTube.com and is not my original.

My thoughts about the verses:

This is a simple psalm with a very important message.  We are to praise God.  The overflowing of the spirit will lead us to praise the Holy One.  There are so many reasons to be joyful and to thank God. 

God is great.  God created the heavens and earth.  God is here with us day and night.  We are never alone for the creator walks by our side in all situations.  In this we need to praise our God.

God is the ruler of all the heavens and earth.  God reigns over the land with justice and peace.  God is a fair ruler that offers hope to all that will ask.  God stretches out grace to the world.  The ruler of the world wants to be the guide of your life.  It is up to us to open our lives up so that God can lead us to where we need to be.

God helps those that are in need.  God is there for us all the time.  God helps us when we are in distress.  God feeds the poor, clothes the needy and saves the lost.  God wants all humankind to have their needs met.  The very basic needs of life are given by the one that loves us. 

We need to think back to all the times that we felt that all was a loss.  We were struggling and felt that we would not survive.  Maybe the cupboard was bare.  Maybe the roof over our head was being taken away.  Yet, by some miracle a gift was given to us that kept us going.

I know for me this has happened throughout my entire life.  I can remember the times that I felt lost.  I can remember sitting and wondering if my electric would stay on for just one more day.  Then out of nowhere help came.  The generosity of a friend came at just the right moment. Money that I didn’t expect showed up.  People that didn’t even know me gave me help.

2013 was a rough year for me and my family.  I had multiple surgeries.  I had to leave my job because I could no longer work.  My house went into foreclosure.  There were times that we had very little in the house to eat.   We were scraping by just to survive.

Then 2014 happened with its many miracles.  One by one our troubles and cares slipped away.  We were able to save the house.  We started receiving extra money which kept the house full of food and the utilities on.  We even were able to go on two trips which we hadn’t been able to do in years. 

We praised God and thank God daily for everything that was happening.  It is amazing how God can turn your most lost moment into the most rewarding moment of your life.  It was there in 2013 that I started writing this blog.  I was so lost and felt like there was nothing that I could do to make things better for myself.  I turned my life over to God and began reading the word of God.  I felt led by the spirit to start writing and sharing the joy that was coming into my life.  Things were still bad financially but there was an awakening happening in my life.  A time when I learned that the only one that I needed and could depend on was my Savior.

I accepted Jesus as my savior over 30 years ago.  God has walked with me and lived within me a very long time.  Yet, it was in the moment of my greatest despair that I learned to praise God.  It is amazing when you look back and think about all the things that have happened in your life.  I will never be financially rich but that is okay.  I am spiritually rich and that is the greatest of all feelings.

Anyone can have that awakening in their soul.  The moment when that they realize that God is there helping them through life.  They can find that joy when they rededicate their life to God.  The first and most important step to an awakening in your life is to accept the free gift of grace.  The second step is to turn your life over to God.  The last step is to praise God.  Your soul will be awakened and your life will never be the same.

Prayer:

We praise you dear God.  We lift our voices in thanksgiving for you are worthy to be praised.  We give our life over to you.  Help us be the voice that helps others find your light.  Help us be Jesus to someone today.  In the name of the Savior and Peacemaker we pray.  Amen

Questions:

Today is a good day to analyze your life.  Look at your life and see if you are serving God.  Are you in one of those moments in your life when you feel the crushing weight of the world around you?  Have you asked God to step in and take away the hurt that you are dealing with?  Have you found the peace that comes from serving God?  Have you given your life over to praising the One that has given you the miracles that you need to survive?  Have you asked Jesus to come into your life?  Have you accepted the gift of grace?