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Let us be clear about this - the Lord is Lord of Heaven and Earth and so he owns everything. Yes you, your toys, your gadgets, your time, your money, your possessions, your treasures, your family, your friends , yes everything He own……He is the Lord!
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Psalm 96:1-13
1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
4 For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts.
9 Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns." The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.
11 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it;
12 let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy;
13 they will sing before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth.
(v3-6) "Declare his glory among the nations"
Write down some reasons why God is "most worthy of praise, feared above all gods"
- (v7-10) What does it mean to "Ascribe to the Lord"?
- How can we give God the credit he deserves?
- (v11-13) What parts of the creation are praising God even as we are silent?
It has been said that every part of creation praises God, and man is the only one who decides whether to praise him as he was created to do. Decide today to proclaim him to the earth!
Psalm 8:1-9
1 For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?
5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:
7 all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
(v1) What does it mean that God's name is "majestic in all the earth"?
(v2-4) When you consider who God is, how does it make you feel about who you are?
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