40 Days of Worship - Day 36

Tell of His greatness to the next generation…

Scripture: Psalm 145:1-4

Okay. Let’s be honest. It’s hard to praise God every day of every week, isn’t it? Why? What is it that comes into our lives and ‘blocks’ us from even starting the day with praise? Have we gotten so busy that we just can’t make the time? Or perhaps the question is have we gotten so busy that we just won’t make the time?

Before you start calling me out and accusing me of being critical notice I said ‘our’ and ‘we’ in those statements!

But we sing about this stuff every week. “Every day it’s You I live for, every day I’ll follow after You…” So are we singing about stuff that we don’t believe? Are we singing about stuff that we struggle with doing daily?

David wrote this psalm as a reminder for us to tell of the greatness of our God. It wasn’t meant to be a downer, though sometimes we need things like this to shock us back to reality. He was so in love with God (a man after God’s own heart) that he did everything he could to ensure that future generations would be awed by God. From the Old Testament we’re reminded to teach these things to future generations, referring to God’s laws.

David’s call to commend your works to other generations means to pass it on so that others may come to know Him. In short he’s speaking about leaving a Godly legacy.

What legacy of worship are you leaving for your family? What will they remember about your life of worship that points them to God? Your mouth will speak praise to the Lord. Is the life you lead doing the same?

Take inventory today of where you are in your walk with God. Are you getting time daily with Him? Are you in His Word, allowing it to shape you? Are you living for Him, serving Him with your life?