Who deserves our praise? Who do we honor? Who do we put on a pedestal? Who do we hang medals around their neck? Who do we award with trophies and plaques? Who do we sing the praises of? Who do we praise for their accomplishments? Who should we praise?
We honor and praise many different people for many different reasons. We are amazed at performances in athletics and music. Our minds are blown away by accomplishments in science. We award people for their accomplishments, both big and small.
But we should praise God for all his creation. He not only created us but everything we see and experience. The Psalmist in chapter 148 provides a list of things that should praise God. He includes, angels, sun, moon, stars, the heavens, the earth, fish, hail, snow, frost, wind, mountains, hills, trees, animals, birds, kings, and all people.
God deserves our praise. Even the list the Psalmist lists is incomplete, even as extensive and general as it is. Saying God created everything is true, but it is so general that we often overlook it. It is not until we take time to think about each little flower, each insect, each bird in our yard, each squirrel that climbs a tree that we begin to get a glimpse of God’s amazing creation.
If for no other reason, we should praise God for all his creation. But when we make a little more personal, we should praise him for the intricate creation of our bodies. God created each piece of our body so that we can walk, talk, pick up and carry, eat, drink, and think. Our very own body is an amazing creation. Therefore, praise God for having created you.
I pray we all open our eyes to see God’s amazing creation. I pray we blown away by what God has created. I pray each one of us praise God for how he amazingly created our very own bodies. See God’s creation. Be awed by creation. Praise God for creating you. Praise God for all creation.
Psalm 148:5
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for he commanded and they were created.
Marty Pressey 