Living to Praise God

September 19

(Psalm 115:12-18 NIV) “The Lord remembers us and will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron, {13} he will bless those who fear the Lord -- small and great alike. {14} May the Lord make you increase, both you and your children. {15} May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. {16} The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to man. {17} It is not the dead who praise the Lord, those who go down to silence; {18} it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore. Praise the Lord.”

Those who live for God will be blessed and the Lord will never forget us. Even though we pass through some “God-forsaken” places, God will never forsake us. He will bless all who fear Him -- small and great, king and servant, rich and poor, young and old. And so we praise the Lord. We praise Him because we live -- we praise Him as long as we live. Before death knocks on your door and silences your tongue, give praise to the Creator, the Maker of both heaven and Earth. Give Him glory! Have you done that yet today? Praise the Lord now, for the Lord remembers and blesses those who praise Him on this side of death. Soon, we will be praising Him in eternity. But today… right now… give God the glory that is due His name. When you finish reading these words, spend some time praising the One you will praise forever. We are living to praise God. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day