Everything That Has Breath

December 31

(Psalms 150:1-6 NIV) "Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. {2} Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. {3} Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, {4} praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute, {5} praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. {6} Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord."

Tonight many people will party because a New Year is coming. A band will make music and people will dance the night away. But none of the bands will sound like the “Psalm 150 Band”. This band used trumpets, harps, lyres, strings, flutes, tambourines, loud cymbals, and dancers to praise the Lord with abandon. Some of us would have objected to the volume and told them to turn it down, but they would not have complied. Their music would have likely sounded foreign to us, but that does not matter. It is the heart in the music that matters to God. They praised God for His greatness and power. They called on everyone who had breath to praise the Lord. That’s still a valid call today. As we approach a new year, let’s bring it in with praise. And let’s keep the band going all through the coming year. Praise the Lord! -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day