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Praise God for His Supremacy - The greatest thing we can do in life is to praise God. One is that I feel compelled to explain why this pleasure God has in his creation is not an act of idolatry. Luke 19:40 I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out. He who brings out their host by number, The Bible says that God inhabits in the praises of His people (Psalms 22:3). When Leah bore a fourth son to Jacob, she said, “Now I will praise the Lord.”. Praise the LORD! that he may bring forth food from the earth. Dear People of God, In Robert Duvall's film, The Apostle, we see a vignette of what could be described as a very "in your face" style of praise. Genesis 1 describes for us not only the fact of an ordered creation by God, but also God’s response to his creation. No. Joy isn’t just a nice byproduct of the Christian life, but an essential part of it. I’ll try to sum it up in five statements based on this psalm and some other parts of Scripture. We’re on a mission to change that. For he commanded and they were created. And so when the Bible teaches that creation expresses the glory of God, we mustn’t think merely of the glory of the Father or the glory of the Son, but rather the glory that they have together. The sky is preaching the glory of God every day. 2. He was pleased and happy with his creative effort. lation of God’s handiwork above and how we, as humans below, fit into God’s scheme of things. Praise Him in His … Psalm 150: 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. It does a somersault on the surface of the water and catches a bubble of air, and holds it over the breathing holes in the middle of its body while it swims to the bottom of the lake and spins a silk web among the seaweed. the Creator of the ends of the earth. Through praise and worship their hearts were raised into the joyous presence and peace of God, and provided God a channel for his power to operate in their circumstances. Praise seems to be a natural function when we are connected to God and filled with the Holy Spirit. Sermon. m. All creation praises him by being what he’s made them to be n. So we praise him by being who he’s made us to be, where he’s put … living things both small and great. The world is full of the wisdom of God. Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. It's not hard to picture Jesus as we've seen him in countless Bible studies, church Easter pageants, and in several motion picture films. This universe is simply a masterpiece of wisdom and order. For giving us special work (Gen 2:15). Instead it was the work of both of them together. So the answer to the first question is Yes! The key verse for our purpose is verse 31: This is not a prayer for something that might not happen. What about the Jesus of the very beginning? Each line of this treasured scripture passage points us to his Glory. The next and sixth point in my outline is: We must apply the power of jubilant praise and bold proclamation. There is no doubt behind the shout, “May the glory of the Lord endure for ever!” And there is no doubt behind the shout: “May the Lord rejoice in his works!”. Lift up your eyes on high and see: 5. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! At the moment it is being kept safe, out of sight, in Heaven. Jesus heals people of diseases and disabilities, teaches enormous crowds, and eventually dies on a cross. And He has lifted up a horn for His people, Praise for all His godly ones; Even for the sons of Israel, a people near to Him. They are making tons and tons of oxygen so that the animals in the water can breathe! In a teaspoon of lake water there may be a million of these tiny invisible plants. Seldom was the veil penetrated. Not even a billion galaxies will satisfy the human soul. Praise God: 1. God has commanded His covenant for ever, His commandments are sure and steadfast forever. He means for us always to look at his creation and say: If the work of his hands is so full of wisdom and power and grandeur and majesty and beauty, what must this God be like in himself? What a wonderful experience it is when God grants us a moment in which we don’t take anything for granted, but see the world as though it were invented yesterday! That is surely not what he means. Let us praise the Lord. What this suggests to me is that the joy that God has in his works is owing to the fact that they are the expression of his glory. v1 – praise God in his sanctuary, praise him in his mighty heavens. Psalm 22:23 You who fear the Lord, praise Him! How can all things praise God? 4. God has, through the resurrection of Jesus, already started his new creation. not one is missing. his understanding is unsearchable. 2. 6 He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away. The rock solid confidence of the whole Bible is that the glory of the Lord will not only endure forever but that it will cover the whole earth like the waters cover the sea (Numbers 14:21; Habakkuk 2:14). And therefore he can’t be bribed with something he craves or blackmailed with some secret weakness or coerced by some superior power. Specifically, the Psalmist wants us to look up and see all the wondrous things God has created. may the Lord rejoice in his works. 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord! Ps 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. But not for its own sake. He’s exulting in a certainty that will come to pass. Begin by worshiping Him for His supremacy over all predicaments, problems and people. Now the question is, Why? The words, not the works of God, pre-eminently set forth His redemption. But what about verse 7: “Praise the Lord you sea monsters and all deeps!”. Rev. The psalmist does not mean: “O, I hope God will rejoice in his works, but I am not sure he will.” If that were the meaning, then the first line of the verse would have to have the same sense: “O, I hope God’s glory will endure forever, but I am not sure it will.”. February 7, 2021, Epiphany 5B (recorded) Psalm 147:1-11. Praise the LORD! Let sinners be consumed from the earth, (Isaiah 40:28). Today we focus on one of the most astonishing things that God has done: he has created the universe, and what a universe it is! When we read the Bible, we find that God is a healer (Jeremiah 17:14, Psalm 103:2-4). When he looked at it, it gave him pleasure. and because he is strong in power In other words, the work of creation is not merely the work of the Father as though he had to satisfy a need that the Son couldn’t meet. praise him, all you shining stars! The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear: And so all that he does, he does, not under constraint, but according to his own good pleasure. Sermon prepared by Dr. Scott Hoezee, Professor of Preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary. 4 Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! Joseph Gray - October 10, 2010 It was created for the enjoyment of God. He has no deficiencies. 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord, For He commanded and they were created. One of my favorite poems is “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Gray in 1751. In our first message of this series on the pleasures of God we saw that God delights in his Son. For all the good that success can bring, it often brings many spiritual dangers. That the God who breathed this world into being, Placed stars into the heavens And designed a butterfly's wing, Is the God who entrusted his son to the care of ordinary people, became vulnerable that we might know how strong is the wonder of Love. In wisdom hast thou made them all. Excel Still More The Bible is full of examples of people using music to praise God. I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; All human “goodness” that does not spring from faith is sin. Now, the word “praise” is the Hebrew word yadah. Rev. and let the wicked be no more! (John 1:3). Or if you just take a part of it like the human body — what an amazing work of knowledge and wisdom. In Psalm 148 the psalmist calls on creation itself to praise the Lord: Praise him, sun and moon, He is the Creator, the King. Sermon Starter: September 2017 “Shout It From The Mountain Top – Praise God” Theme: Creation Belongs to God; Testifies to His Majesty; We are called as stewards. And so our text draws to a close like this (Psalm 104:31–34): May the glory of the Lord endure forever, And there is one Scripture has become a … These statements about why God delights in his creation are not really separate reasons because they overlap so much. The people of Christ cannot simply give up and walk away from each other in conflict, because we are a part of the same body. Does God delight partly in the Son and partly in the creation? Gray had been moved by the thought that on the bottom of the ocean there were beautiful gems that no human eye would ever see, and that in distant deserts millions of flowers would bloom, blush with vivid colors, give off a sweet fragrance, and never be touched or seen or smelled by anybody — but God! These are but the backside of his glory seen through a glass darkly. There go the ships, and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. There are 10,000 known species of diatoms! All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. Praise the Lord from the earth, This psalm gives us five reasons to praise God. Grace Presbyterian Church. That’s why she named this son Judah, which simply means “praise.”. Why is this pleasure that God has in creation not a dishonor to the Son of God? Praise the Lord! That’s the second statement about why God rejoices in his works. May my meditation be pleasing to him, What David is writing about is the glory God exhibits in His creation. 4. Praise him, you highest heavens, by the greatness of his might, Nor was creation merely the work of the Son as though he had to satisfy some need that the Father couldn’t meet. One of the stanzas says. which teems with things innumerable, Let them praise the name of the Lord! who looks on the earth and it trembles, Full many a gem of purest ray serene, Leader Preparation: If possible, prepare a little music for the children. A mystery so deep it is impossible to grasp. The psalmist is not praying that an uncertainty might come to pass. So the first and most basic statement we can make about why God rejoices in his work of creation is that creation is an expression of his glory. In wisdom has thou made them all; May the glory of the Lord endure forever, O Lord, how manifold are thy works! 1. Praise God in His sanctuary. He is author of. So creation is an expression of the overflow of that life and joy that the Father and the Son have in each other. “In wisdom thou hast made them all!” In other words the Lord delights in the expressions of his wisdom. may the Lord rejoice in his works, What a God he must be! Why did God create great sea monsters? And when the time came for creation, the Bible says that both the Father and the Son were active in the work of creation (1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:16). The Lord is the everlasting God, Praise God for who he is: v1 – Praise the Lord – he is the Lord – the one with all-power, supreme authority; the one who rules in every time and every place. Psalm 40:3, for instance, says: “He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.” This verse indicates that not only is music a beautiful way to praise God, but that He has actually gifted us with music for this reason. And the glory that they have together is that overflowing mutual joy in each other’s perfections. So the most basic reason that God delights in his creation is that in creation he sees the reflection of his own glory, and therefore he is not an idolater when he delights in his work. 1. The heavens are telling the glory of God; who created these? There is no competition or jealousy in the Godhead. God does take pleasure in his creation. and plants for man to cultivate, Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, Remember that the Son, too, is called the reflection of God’s glory (Hebrews 1:3). Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. I take this to mean that God was delighted with his work. That would be true — that’s what Psalm 19says. We can praise God even during hard times because God our inheritance is kept safe for us in heaven. NASB. Psalm 96:11-12. The Son and Father are equally glorified in creation, because creation is the overflow of gladness that they have in each other. Does this mean that the creation is in competition with the Son for the affection of the Father? You see this in verse 14. In Isaiah 40:26 Isaiah looks up at the star-filled sky — perhaps on a night like I remember on a mountain in Utah in September 1968, when the sky was literally a sheet of light and star could not be distinguished from star — he looks up and says. If that is shocking to us, we haven’t yet seen our sin in relation to God. We just naturally praise or thank God … For making us a wonder (Gen 1:26-27 & 2:7). But as we "fix our eyes upon Jesus," what of the prelude to it all? “ Hallelujah! Bless the Lord, O my soul! The hymns are a sacrifice of the lips to God. Genesis 1 describes for us not only the fact of an ordered creation by God, but also God’s response to his creation. Should he not be totally satisfied in the beauty of his own perfections reflected back to him in the person of his Son? Then it goes up and brings down bubble after bubble until a little balloon of air is formed where it can live and eat and mate. 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