Today, as we celebrate the memory of all of those service men and women who paid the ultimate price for our freedom, I think it would be highly appropriate to look at all of Psalm 148, and use it to praise HIM!
1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the heights! 2 Praise Him, all His angels, praise Him, all His hosts! 3 Praise Him, sun and moon, praise Him, all you stars of light! 4 Praise Him, you highest heavens and you waters above the heavens! 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord, for He commanded and they were created. 6 He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away [He fixed their bounds which cannot be passed over]. 7 Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps! 8 You lightning, hail, fog, and frost, you stormy wind fulfilling His orders! 9 Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars! 10 Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds! 11 Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers and judges of the earth! 12 Both young men and maidens, old men and children! 13 Let them praise and exalt the name of the Lord, for His name alone is exalted and supreme! His glory and majesty are above earth and heaven! 14 He has lifted up a horn for His people [giving them power, prosperity, dignity, and preeminence], a song of praise for all His godly ones, for the people of Israel, who are near to Him. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
AMEN! It is the Lord our God Who set us in this land! He created the United States of America for the purpose of spreading the Gospel around the world! This nation, and our form of government, were ordained by Almighty God and based upon Biblical principles! Specifically on the freedom of the new and better Covenant that we have through the blood of JESUS! When Godly people follow the Word of God and the leading of the Spirit of God, then PEOPLE meet the TRUE needs of others! Those who don't work, through laziness, DO NOT EAT! They aren't trained that someone else will take care of them for the rest of their lives, which is what so many have come to expect! AND, they serve their country as a service unto the Lord Himself! Which brings us to Memorial Day and the celebration of the greater love shown by those who laid down their own lives for US! Their IS no greater love than that (John 15:13)! So let's honor them by praising HIM! AMEN! Here is Hillsong Worship with "Behold (Then Sings My Soul)":
Shalom in Him!
