PTL – praise the Lord
by Pastor Tim Klein
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Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you (Psalm 67:5).
I know a person, though unable to speak, who praises God with loud cries. I know another who, when singing, sings with tear-washed cheeks. And still, another who sings with arms raised high, head lifted up, heart open and eyes closed, all attention on the Lord. I know another person who, at one point, would respond to every good thing, saying ‘PTL’!
We are all called to praise the Lord. We each praise the Lord in our own unique way, for our own reasons, yet our praise is shared. This word from Psalm 67 says it: ‘Let all the peoples praise you’.
In Revelation, chapter 5, John is given a vision of millions and millions of people praising God around his throne:
The Lamb who was killed is worthy to receive power, riches, wisdom, strength, honour, glory, and praise.
And then there were more!
All beings in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and in the sea offer praise. Together, all of them were saying, ‘Praise, honour, glory, and strength forever and ever to the one who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!’
Do you love to praise the Lord?
What are some of your memorable times of praising the Lord?
What are your reasons for praising the Lord?
Mostly, our praises to the Lord are carried in singing – from the classic hymn Praise to the Lord (LH 442) to Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and Tim Tscharke’s Singing All Praises to Benjamin Hastings O Praise the Name (Anástasis).
Perhaps you might finish your time of reflection by calling to mind your reasons to praise the Lord and spending some time in praise.
Lord, you are gracious to us and bless us. You shine your face on us. You judge the peoples of the earth with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Your earth yields more than enough for all the world’s needs. You have truly blessed us. And so, with all the nations, we praise you, O Lord. Amen.
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