Psalm 146:1-6 - Praise the LORD. Praise the
LORD, O my soul. I will
praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to
my God as long as I live. Do not put your trust in princes,
in mortal men, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they
return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to
nothing. Blessed is he whose help is
the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- the LORD, who remains
faithful forever.
This anonymous psalm tells us three important things that
will help us be more content than we have ever dreamed we could be. We need to
praise God with all our soul…as much as possible till we take our last breath.
We need to be careful how much of our confidence we put in any man. We need to trust God alone to be our help…and
put all our hope in his plan for our lives.
I admit that this is not always the easiest…OR…the most
popular thing to do…especially when life is full and blessings are abundant. I admit that I have been distracted by the
fullness of life…and forgotten to praise God for a time. I have also been
guilty of placing my trust in someone here on Earth…and experienced firsthand
the truth the psalmist speaks of here.
I admit too…that when I look back on the times that I was most
content in life…it was a period when I was trying hard to love God as much as I
could. I was trying to trust in the
promise he gave me in Jeremiah 29:11-13… “For I know the plans I
have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and
come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me
when you seek me with all your heart.” It is the best reminder I
know that all God has allowed is for my good…and if I praise him for everything…with
all my heart…he will always be there when I need him.
Father…thank you for the reminder that I need to praise you
more often. I need to seek you first above any friend….and trust that you have
a plan that will prosper me and give me hope for every future day you will
allow me to live. Forgive me for all the times that I have thought about myself…or
been too wrapped up in this materially oriented world to give you the time and
love that I should. Help me to spend
more time with you than ever before…so you can prepare me for the future. Amen.
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