📖 PRAISE THE LORD ONCE YOU ARE ALIVE

👉🏼 (Reading: Psalm 115:17-18)

📜 ""The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence. But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the Lord!.""
Psalm 115:17-18 (NIV)

📋 You have breath in your lungs today and that alone is enough reason for you to praise God. The psalmist reminds us that the dead cannot lift their voices in worship. But you? You are alive, and with that life comes an invitation and a call to praise the Lord.

You may not always feel like worshiping because life weighs you down and worries crowd your mind but praise is not just about feelings, it is about faith. You praise God because he is worthy, not because your circumstances are perfect.

Even in trials, you can choose to bless his name. We praise him for who he is all the time. Praising God in times of trials is a demonstration of adequate faith in God and a trust in him to help us. Right now, take a moment and whisper a prayer of thanks; sing a song of worship and acknowledge God's goodness in your life.

Don't wait for a better day or a more convenient time. Praise God in your victories; praise him in your struggles; and praise him with your life. Praise is for the living, and you are blessed to be alive so praise the Lord today and "forevermore" as the psalmist says.

Praise is not temporary but eternal. Start here on earth and let your praise echo into eternity.

🔑 Key Lesson: The living praise God, not the dead.

🛐 Meditation and Prayer: Lord, help me to praise you always.

📚 Further Reading: Psalm 150.

◼️ The Bible in One Year: Song of Solomon 1-4.