Sermon: Praise the Lord
Psalm 117
O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.
This psalm uses a few words but says a lot. The message is powerful. Let the world hear you praise the Lord.
Psalm 117 is not only the shortest in the Bible; it is also the middle chapter of the Bible.
At what point are you in your life? Looking at most of you here, I don’t think that we are at the beginning of life. Or are we?
Life truly begins the day you accept Jesus Christ.
If you have just accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and believe He died and rose from the grave on the third day, you are at the beginning of your life.
The new you is reborn; the old you dies. When I say the new you is born, I’m saying that the things you used to do hold no interest for you. You look at the world differently. The partying, drinking, and other things that made you happy don’t work anymore.
Or are you in the middle of your life? You have accepted Christ but haven’t changed how you are living. If that’s you, ask yourself if you’ve given God praise at any time.
Give God the praise.
You’re here today. Give God the praise! He has given you this day as well as every day up to now. You aren’t in the grave.
If you have a place to stay, clothes on your back, and food to eat, give God the praise!
If you are at the end of life, then you know what life has been, and only because of God’s love are you here now.
Have no fear.
Death has no hold on you if you belong to God. You know where you are going because you have accepted Jesus. God’s love and faithfulness endures forever.
We can’t say we’ve been faithful to God all our lives but He loves us so much that He forgives and forgets our wrongs. He is faithful and loves us all.
If God did nothing else for you, He would still be worthy of our highest praise.