Psalms 147-150

"Praise the Lord!" - Psalms 147-150

Praise the Lord! Why? Well, we have come to the conclusion of our study in the Psalms! It has been almost two years of working our way through the Psalms! At time redundant, at times emotional, at times expressing deep despair, and at times reaching hands to heaven for joy!

So this service is a "hands lifted" kind of night! Our final Psalms are all begin -- and end -- with the same word. Hallelujah! The creation is praising, the people are praising, Israel is praising. There is dancing and music and an atmosphere of....well....joy and praise!

Having just come back from Israel, I saw again the vibrant worship of the orthodox Jewish community. Dancing and singing by the wailing wall on Yom Kippur. When I look at the church, I can't say I see the corporate vibrancy in worship. Do you?

Is yours a life of praise? Are you overwhelmed by the awesome power of God in your life? I know we all have ups and downs, but as Paul would say, "if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things." Fill your mind with thoughts of good things, and then...

...VIEW AND SEE!

Steve