Praise Him in the Sanctuary - Psalm 150

Today the One Year Bible has us in Psalm 150.  We know that the Psalms were essentially the hymnal for the Israelites, and I sometimes I wish we still had the music that went along with these great praise choruses! Sometimes I try and think what it must have been like to be in the temple when these words were lifted up in praise and adoration, and how the  room might have reverberated with the stringed instruments, the wind section, the cymbals and tambourines. I get the impression that it was quite loud!

Unfortunately, camera phones weren’t around at the time, so we don’t have any Youtube clips of those worship services.  But then, those instruments and those melodies where for that time, and that people.  Today we have instruments and melodies that are for our time, and our people, and I believe God is just as pleased with our worship today as He was back then.

The point is not what instruments we play, but that we PRAISE HIM!  And to me there is something special about praising Him in the sanctuary, the place where God’s people come together in one accord, with Jesus in our midst, and the Holy Spirit moving in our hearts.

The next time you attend church, take a moment to read Psalm 150 before the worship band starts up, then:

Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; Praise him in his mighty heaven! Praise him for his mighty works; Praise his unequaled greatness! Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn; Praise him with the lyre and harp! Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; Praise him with strings and flutes! Praise him with a clash of cymbals; Praise him with loud clanging cymbals. Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord! Ps 150:1-5

Pastor Clay