Perish the Thought

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by elizabethaudet

by elizabethaudet

Psalm 146:1-10

Each of the last Five Psalms begin and ends with "HALLELUJAH!", or the English word "PRAISE THE LORD." GOD REIGNS! That should say it all, but that is a fact we must act upon. If we believe it, then we will respond with praise and singing, as long as we have breath. The Grand Pinnacle of our Praise is having breath now!
   So let's go on in Psalm 146:1-2-(TEV)-
"Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, my soul!"
(Psalm 103:1; my soul is like saying, "I" or "me"-the inner being.)
"I will praise Him as long as I live,"
(The rest of my life on earth!)
" I will sing to my God all my life."
(Psalm 104:33-"...as long as I live.")
   The Psalmist is certain of his own promise to God, but he warns us in Psalm 146:3-4-(NKJV)-
"Do not put your trust in princes..."
(Psalm 118:9)
"Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help."
(Isaiah 2:22-Even though he boasts of great things. They are merely "blowhards" as we used to call them!)
"His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his plans perish."
(Ecclesiastes 2:12-Our own works outside of Christ are futile and pass away; 1 Corinthians 2:6; Trust in mortal man is hopeless.)
   We need to reach beyond creation to the Creator where we find our happiness and hope!
Psalm 146:5-7-(TLB)-
"HAPPY is the man who has the God of Jacob as his helper, whose HOPE is in the Lord, his God-"
(Jeremiah 17:7-HOPE IS GOD!)
"The God who made both heaven and earth, the seas and everything in them. HE IS THE GOD WHO KEEPS EVERY PROMISE,"
(Revelations 14:7)
"And gives JUSTICE to the poor and oppressed, and FOOD to the hungry. HE FREES the prisoners,"
(Psalms 103:6; 107:9-10)
   Then the Psalmist emphasized the help God is to the helpless, regardless of circumstances, impaired as some people call it, but blessed when God is there to help.
Psalm 146:8-9-(CEB)-
1. "The Lord: who makes the blind to see."
(Matthew 9:27-31)
2. "The Lord: who straightens those who are bent low."
(Psalm 38:6; Luke 13:13)
3. "The Lord: who loves the Righteous."
(Psalm 1:1-6)
4. "The Lord: who protects immigrants,"
(Deuteronomy 10:17-19)
5. "Who helps orphans and widows,"
(Deuteronomy 10:18)
6. "But who makes the way of the wicked twist and turn."
(Psalms 1:4-6; 147:6)
   Psalm 146:10 is concluded with Praise again in (TEV)-
"THE LORD WILL BE KING FOREVER!
YOUR GOD, ZION, WILL REIGN FOR ALL TIME."

(Eternity is security if you are in His care)
OUR GOD IS NOT JUST A god, BUT OUR GOD REIGNS FOREVER !

ALL THE TIME!

Song of praise:

"PRAISE THE LORD!
PRAISE THE LORD!
LET THE EARTH HEAR HIS VOICE!
PRAISE THE LORD!
PRAISE THE LORD!
LET THE PEOPLE REJOICE!
O COME TO THE FATHER,
THROUGH JESUS HIS SON,
AND GIVE HIM THE GLORY!
GREAT THINGS HE HATH DONE!"

"PRAISE THE LORD!"

   Next time...