Greetings O Ye Praisers!
"I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the Lord...who is WORTHY TO BE PRAISED; so shall I be saved from my enemies." (Psalm 18:1-3)
The heading of this Psalm reads: "To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul...and he said:"
This leads into..."I will love You, Oh Lord...." According to my footnotes in my Spirit Filled Life Bible..."This Psalm is a repeat of the song recorded in II Samuel 22 and is the longest Psalm in Book One."
There are many reasons to praise the Lord listed in Psalm 18:1-50...but the core of the WHY is found in verse 3..."...the Lord who is WORTHY TO BE PRAISED."
He is not JUST...WORTHY because of what He DOES for us...He is WORTHY...just because HE IS WORTHY. It is not what He does...but Who He is.
In the 70's we use to sing Scripture. One of these songs that we sung vertically to the Lord (before vertical worship came into being vogue)...was Revelation 4:11.
"Thou art WORTHY, O Lord...to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all tings and by Your will they exist and were created." (Revelation 4:11)
We see later on in chapter 5..."You are WORTHY to take the scroll, and to open its seals, FOR (reason He was worthy)...You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth."
(Revelation 5:9-10)
And yet again..."WORTHY is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing. And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea and all that are in them I heard saying...Blessing and honor and glory and power be to HIM who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever." (Revelation 5:12-13)
Well...there ya go. If you need a reason to praise Him...don't wait for deliverance from your enemies before you start. Start NOW...in the middle of the nitty gritty. Why? Because HE IS WORTHY!!!!
Love and Praisin' Kisses
Rodney "HE IS WORTHY" Boyd
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