GIVE PRAISES TO THE LORD! PART 2

Barbara E. Perkins

GIVE PRAISES TO THE LORD! PART 2
The word of God declares in Psalm 92:1, 2 (NKJV), (1) “It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; (2) To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night…” Saints, it is always good to thank the LORD and to sing praises to Him because He is that good. When we look at the word, LORD (spelled in all capital letters) it has a very significant meaning in the Hebrew which signifies just how wonderful He is. It means YAHWEH: I AM, the “God Who Always Is.” The Lord is everything we need, no matter what circumstances we encounter! He is our sustenance! The LORD is our life line! What a powerful fact! How can we not praise the LORD? But, He requires obedience from us. In Isaiah 1:19, 20 (NKJV), His word says, (19) “If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; (20) But, if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” If we don’t obey and trust what the LORD has said in His word, we remove ourselves from His protection. That is crystal clear and very easy to understand. The LORD loves us and He wants only His best for us. That’s why He left guidelines in His word for us to follow. In Psalm 92: 1 it also says, “It is good …to sing praises to your name, O Most High…” O Most High in the Hebrew is El Elyon, “the Mighty One.” Our God is Mighty! In fact, no one and no thing is mightier than He. Hallelujah!!! All praise to our God! When we think about our great God and how He provides for us with His lovingkindness in the morning and His faithfulness every night we should want to give Him all the glory He deserves. The LORD keeps watch over His word to perform it in our lives and He keeps watch over His people to see who is faithful. Praise His holy name!