Celebrating His Greatness

A Song of Praise. Of David.
1 I will extol you, my God and King,
and bless your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless you
and praise your name forever and ever.
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and his greatness is unsearchable.

4 One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.
5 On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
6 They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,
and I will declare your greatness.
7 They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

8 The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 The Lord is good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made.

10 All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,
and all your saints shall bless you!
11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom
and tell of your power,
12 to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds,
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

[The Lord is faithful in all his words
and kind in all his works.]
14 The Lord upholds all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food in due season.
16 You open your hand;
you satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and kind in all his works.
18 The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he also hears their cry and saves them.
20 The Lord preserves all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.

21 My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

- Psalm 145

We are approaching the college football bowl games.  This is the time of year in which many fans will either celebrate the greatness over their team or the upset of loss.  Stadiums will be packed to the max of fans that are chanting songs of praise for athletes that they probably will never meet.  Much money will be spent over the next few weeks for the purpose of…celebrating a game.  As I spent time today reading over Psalm 145, I was drawn to a song of celebration.  Celebrating the greatness of God was central to David.  Take just a few minutes and read all 21 verses of Psalm 145. 

Celebrating the greatness of God is a glorious task that we are privileged to have.  David begins this Psalm with a powerful proclamation of God as His King.  The Psalm moves to daily celebration (v.2), unsearchable celebration (v.3), multi generational celebration (v.4), and majestic celebration (v.5-7).  From these verses, we go into a description of the Lord’s character.  Friend, He is truly gracious and merciful!  The fact that we even have a voice to celebrate Him (v.21), is truly amazing to me. 

He satisfies (v.19), He upholds (v.14), He is infinitely kind (v.17), and He is all loving (v.20).  I could go on with a list of His greatness based on this psalm alone!  So, why would any of us truly want to celebrate the greatness of others?  Why would we worship teams, bands, movies, etc.? How can they truly measure up to the greatness of God displayed in Psalm 145?  Today, celebrate His greatness.  Live in His greatness.   Enjoy His greatness. 

-from one who finds satisfaction in His greatness alone.