Bust!

Sometimes you are so filled up on the inside that you feel like if you don't let out some of that blessed steam, you will just bust.  So do it.  Do it now.  Let your arms fly, hang your head back, open your mouth wide, and just...praise.  God is so awesome and wonderfully good that you just have to say it....or show it.  Yell it, sing it, dance it, write it, preach it, paint it, cook it, plumb it...whatever.  Like Nike said, "Just do it." God made you so that you can be a living praise to him.  There are innumerable ways to praise and there is a specific praise in you that only you can produce.  Your form of praise can be as unique as your fingerprint.  Everyone and everything has something in them that can serve as praise to God. 


In Psalm 148 the Bible says:

Praise him, sun and moon, Praise him, all you shining stars! Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! Let them praise the name of the Lord! ...

Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word! Mountains, and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds! Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth! Young men and maidens together, old men and children! Let them praise the name of the Lord..."

Wow. Stormy winds, mountains, fire, snow, fruit trees, livestock and water can praise God.  That tells us that praising God doesn't require lip service, just service.  Simply doing what our creator created us to do in a way that honors him is praise.  Still, God has given us the ability to speak and vocalizing praise to him just has to be music to his ears.  So bust!  Tell God and show God your appreciation for him.  He will love you for loving on him!

 

Prayer: Lord we praise you.  Help us to live our lives as praise to you. We love you!