God’s In Charge , It Is Well With My Soul, All My Life

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭146‬:‭1‬-‭10

“ Hallelujah! O my soul, praise God! All my life long I’ll praise God, singing songs to my God as long as I live. Don’t put your life in the hands of experts who know nothing of life, of salvation life. Mere humans don’t have what it takes; when they die, their projects die with them. Instead, get help from the God of Jacob, put your hope in God and know real blessing! God made sky and soil, sea and all the fish in it. He always does what he says— he defends the wronged, he feeds the hungry. God frees prisoners— he gives sight to the blind, he lifts up the fallen. God loves good people, protects strangers, takes the side of orphans and widows, but makes short work of the wicked. God’s in charge—always. Zion’s God is God for good! Hallelujah!”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭146‬:‭1‬-‭10‬ ‭MSG‬‬

This is a hallelujah Psalm. “Praise the Lord" is our translation for "Hallelujah!" What I love about this Psalm are the dimensions of praise given here, “my soul, all my life, and as long as live.”That is pretty all-encompassing. Our lives are to be a "Holy praise" to the Lord as long as we have life.

This beautiful psalm is a song of praise that rejoices in the unalterable character and eternal beauty of the Lord. It extols the greatness of His character and it rejoices over the glories and majesty of our Creator God, as verse by verse the psalmist reflects on the wonder of His Name.

The psalmist meditates on the greatness of his God. He rejoices in the eternal faithfulness and gracious wisdom of the Lord, and he ponders over the majestic works of His hand. The thoughts and the meditations of the psalmist build into a crescendo of praise as he centres on the steadfastness of the Lord his God, Who is from everlasting to everlasting.

At the start of the psalm, as he joyfully meditates on the wonders of Lord his God. The psalmist writes, “Praise the LORD,” and then again, “Praise the LORD, O my soul!” This may be an antiphonal response to the command. On the other hand, it may be that the writer is answering his own invitation. He is taking himself in hand as he responds to his own counsel.

This is always helpful. As Spurgeon noted, “It is a poor business if we solely exhort others, and do not stir up our own soul.” The joy of the psalmist is contagious, for when we spend our days reflecting on the eternal faithfulness of the Lord and turn our hearts to meditate on the beauties of His name, we will also rejoice in His wonderful works, His grace and mercy, His wisdom and might, His faithfulness and love, as we will blend our voices with the heavenly choir, proclaiming praises to our Lord.

Let us start each day as the psalmist began, by praising our Lord. As long as we have breath in our lungs, let us sing praises to our God. Let us joyfully meditate on the wonders of creation which declare the glory of God. Like a sweet fragrance, may our praises rise to the Lord to Whom be glory and honour, forever and ever!!!

Father thank You for this day and the joy in our hearts to praise Your Mighty Name. Lord let Your abundant blessings flow from the windows of heaven over my friend and family today. Lord how wonderful are the works of Your hands and how majestic are Your ways. Lord how amazing Your grace is toward us and how deep Your love is for those of us who are in You. Lord thank You that we are Your children and the work of Your hands. Lord may we raise our hearts and voices, day by day, to sing of Your love and faithfulness to us. Lord use my friend to be the blessing that someone is praying for today.

Father, we love You. Amen !