I Will Praise God’s Name

In Song And Glorify Him

But as for me, afflicted and in pain— may your salvation, God, protect me.

I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hooves. The poor will see and be glad—

you who seek God, may your hearts live! The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.

Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and all that move in them, for God will save Zion

and rebuild the cities of Judah. Then people will settle there and possess it; the children of his servants will inherit it, and those who love his name will dwell there.

Psalm 69:29-36

We think of God’s creation, as above the ocean. Eighty percent of all life on Earth is found in the seas. Most of life is out of sight.

We can have our breath taken away by a majestic mountain range, or a panoramic sunset. We sometimes fail to see His extraordinary work in the details that require more careful study and examination.

As we grow to understand the wonder of creation, it must always point us to the Creator Himself – and call us to worship Him.

If creation itself gives praise to the Creator, we can and should join in the chorus. What a mighty God we serve!

The wonder of creation causes us to say, “What a wonderful God!”

Our Daily Bread – August 5, 2013