PSALM 148<\/b><\/p>\n
Let them praise the name of the Lord, for He commanded and they were created<\/i><\/p>\n
(Ps. 148:5)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Romans 1 tells us that \u201csince the creation of the world God\u2019s invisible qualities\u2014His eternal power and divine nature\u2014have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse\u201d (Rom. 1:20). God\u2019s mighty works of creation sing forth His praises, testifying to His glory and His creative powers. Indeed, for this purpose they were created. Like Romans 1, Psalm 148 reminds God\u2019s creation to carry out the responsibility given to it\u2014to praise the Lord and glorify His name.<\/p>\n
From angels to paupers, from stars to grains of sands, from birds in the air to fish in the sea comes the music of praise. All the earth is a theater of His glory. No nation is excluded, no man, no woman, no child has permission to forego this most sacred duty. All who do not praise God as they ought will bear the wrath poured upon all those who suppress the truth He has revealed to them. \u201cThere is no part of the world in which the praises of God are not to be heard, inasmuch as He everywhere gives proof of His power, goodness, and wisdom,\u201d Calvin wrote.<\/p>\n
While it is clear how the angels praise God, how do the sun and the stars praise Him since they are created mute? They do not praise the Lord with audible voices as some pagan religions would claim, but they manifest praise by their very existence. God\u2019s works give Him praise by the glory of their nature as they display God\u2019s wisdom in their creation. The psalmist \u201cintimates that the glory of God is everywhere to be seen, as if they sang His praises with an audible voice,\u201d Calvin wrote. \u201cAnd here he tacitly reproves the ingratitude of man; for all would hear this symphony, were they at all intent upon considering the works of God. For doth not the sun by his light, and heat, and other marvelous effects, praise his Maker? The stars when they run their course, and at once adorn the heavens and give light to the earth, do they not sound the praises of God?\u201d<\/p>\n
Men have failed to praise God because, in their wickedness, they worship idols of their own making. Only those who have been renewed by the Spirit of Christ praise God as they ought. In a world where men are silenced by sin, God\u2019s children must sing that much louder, as a testimony to the One whose name alone is exalted.<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Zechariah 4\u20136<\/p>\n
Revelation 18<\/p>\n
Read Romans 1. How have you seen man suppress the truth of God made clear to them? Why is no one without excuse? What is the consequence for not praising God and glorifying Him? What are some idols man has fashioned today? Are you faithful in praising God as a testimony to a world that has neglected this duty?<\/p>\n
For further study: Pss. 65; 69 \u2022 Isa. 44:25; 49:13; 55:12 \u2022 Acts. 14:14\u201317<\/i><\/p>\n
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