Always a Reason to Praise!

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Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things! And blessed be His glorious name forever! And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Psalm 72:18-19

by T. Taylor Williams
COVID-19 has a lot of people grumbling.
Complaining that they are cooped up in their homes. Griping about nothing to do. Grumbling about what they don't have.
But there is plenty to praise the Lord for.
Indoor running water. Food to eat. A bed to sleep in. A vehicle to drive. Change to use for public transportation. If you have a home. If you are able-bodied. If you can see, hear, smell...
If you and your family are healthy.
Or perhaps you or someone you know had the Coronavirus, but have recovered.
These blessings are not a coincidence.
And we cannot take the credit.
See? There are plenty of reasons to PRAISE GOD!
God is a good God and He's worthy to be praised!
What is praise? To exalt, to magnify, glorify, to celebrate, to bless.
So why should we praise?
Because we serve an AWESOME, caring, loving, healing, protecting, forgiving, generous God!
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights... James 1:17 
I have attended churches that hold a "devotional service," where time is dedicated to talking about how wonderful the Lord is.
We can have our own personal time of devotion. We can take a little time to consider what He has done and is doing for us. It doesn't take long to forget the cares of the world and sing, praise, clap and shout, all to the glory of God.
"He is worthy of all of the praise, glory and honor. Praise Him! 
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen" -- from Baptist Hymnal, 1991

"Praise Him in the morning, praise Him in the noonday. Praise Him, Praise Him, Praise Him when the sun goes down!" -- from Jesus, Jesus, Jesus in the Morning

Prayer: Lord, You are good and Your mercy endures forever. May we praise You always. Amen.