Word for the day by Christian Education Forum
We are All Called to Praise
Psalms 148
Psalms 148
Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his glory is above earth and heaven (Ps 148:13).
The anthropology of religion clearly shows that humans worshiped anything that would affect them such as scorching sun, thunders and rainfall, plants, animals etc. They deified them making them holy animals, plants, stars etc. The writer goes against such ideologies in the first half as he writes that there is none except the LORD for it is was through His command that all were created. This same ideology is seen in Genesis Creation narrative where the authors are writing against the dominant Babylonian Creation Narratives attributing all to LORD.
The question this psalm poses to us is: Do we belong to the LORD? And Are we able to glorify God? The whole creation is called to praise for the salvation which is cosmic.
PRAYER
Lord, we thank you for the diversities of the creation, Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Praise and thanksgiving should be as common as breath for a Christian.
Christian Education Forum, Diocese of NAE of the Mar Thoma Church
Lord, we thank you for the diversities of the creation, Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Praise and thanksgiving should be as common as breath for a Christian.
Christian Education Forum, Diocese of NAE of the Mar Thoma Church