From today's devotional
I love how this Psalm builds to a crescendo as the psalmist adds one instrument on top of another. It's as if he is telling us to praise the Lord with absolutely everything we've got! This is an important truth to hold onto because we can be slip into the habit of worshipping God with less than our all.
Several years ago, I was walking down the center aisle of our church during the final worship song. On my way up to the pulpit, I heard the distinct sound of someone whistling. I turned to see a sturdy and rough looking gentleman whistling to the tune of the worship song. This struck me as odd, and I filed the image away in my mind.
A few weeks later, I noticed the same man doing this again. My curiosity was piqued, and so I asked him later on why he was whistling during the time of worship. I had never spoken to him before, and to my surprise he spoke with a very gruff and broken voice. He said that throat cancer had claimed the range of his vocal cords. He could no longer sing along to the worship songs, but he was still able to whistle. And so with every ounce of energy that had, and with all his heart, he would whistle out his worship to God.
Worship is a matter of us giving God our all. If He has given us a great voice, then we should use every bit of it to praise Him. If He has given us no voice at all, we can still find a way to express our love and adoration for Him. As long as we have breath, we have something to offer God, and we should be offering our all.
-Bob Coy
Senior Pastor, Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale
Worship is a matter of us giving God our all. If He has given us a great voice, then we should use every bit of it to praise Him. If He has given us no voice at all, we can still find a way to express our love and adoration for Him. As long as we have breath, we have something to offer God, and we should be offering our all.
Think about it...
What does this passage reveal to me about God?
What does this passage reveal to me about myself?
Based on this, what changes do I need to make?
What is my prayer for today?
