I’ve said before that poetry really isn’t my thing. When it comes to reading my Bible, I love the history, the theology, the wisdom, and even the law! Leviticus is drastically underrated. But Psalms has never been a book that I particularly look forward to reading when it comes up. I know it is God’s inspired Word, so even though it isn’t my preferred read, I still do it and I still pray for the Lord to open my eyes to some wonderful new truth or to convict me about paying closer attention to a truth I already knew. Some days I find it more difficult to mine the Psalms for something awesome, but other days — like today — hit me square in the jaw.
Psalm 104 starts and ends with this phrase; “Let all that I am praise the Lord”. So simple on it’s face that one might be tempted to say, “I know, I know” and keep reading, but no sooner had my mind processed the word than I was caused to sit back in my chair, look at the stunning landscape I find myself in this morning, and really think about that phrase. I proceeded to jot down a handful of sentences about this verse in my journal before sitting in the weight of the conviction of that thought.
All that I am. Everything. All of it.
Does all that I am praise the Lord? Does everything I do praise the Lord? Let me put it this way: after each thing that you do, can you praise God for it?
What did you do today? Have breakfast? Drive to work? Have a conversation with a coworker? Talk about someone else? Mindlessly doomscroll on social media? Spend time with your kids? Ignore your spouse? Harbour a grudge? Go for a walk? Get angry at someone? Watch a movie? The list of possibilities is endless. After each of these tasks, can you say that the Lord was lifted up in that, or that He gave that to you for your good?
Is God praised in the way you cultivate relationships? Is God praised in the media you consume? Is God praised in way you conduct your life? I hope this is as convicting for someone else today as it was for me.
Love you all. Be blessed today. Praise Him with all you are!