Week 25, Day 4: Praise the Lord!

Today’s Reading:  Revelation 9:1-10:11

Some thoughts from yesterday’s reading…

Sometimes reading scripture reminds us how completely inadequate we are in various aspects of our Christian lives.  One area that many of us could (and should) improve on is in our praise of God.  Often, our time is consumed with what we want to gain from God.  What can he provide for us?  How can He make our lives better?  We forget to give Him the praise and honor due Him.

We are shown a vision as seen by John, which relates the praising of God before His throne in Heaven (Revelation 7:12).  Even though this is a short verse, it is filled with the same kind of praise and honor that we should be giving to God each and every day of our lives!  Everything about the praise offered here is centered upon God and His greatness, not upon man or his needs.  God knows what we need, even before we ask.  That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t ask for what we do need, as He wants us to do that as well.  But, if we would spend more time in praise before Him, perhaps we wouldn’t forget just how great He is!

We should work on praising God, just as He deserves to be praised.  We can never give Him all that is due Him, but we should give Him all that is within our power to give.