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WHILE I LIVE I WILL PRAISE THE LORD

Text: Psalm 146
1 October 2017

OUR LIFE ON EARTH

We often take for granted our life on earth. There are many indications that we have taken our life on earth for granted. Psalm 146 was written by an anonymous  Psalmist who had learned not to take his life for granted.

Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD! O my soul!

While I live I will praise the LORD;

 I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.      Psalm 146:1-2

HOW WE MAY RESIST TAKING THINGS FOR GRANTED

Let us look at some of the insights the Psalmist offered in this Psalm.

  1. Praise the LORD

a) He was determined to offer praise to the Lord

b) He desired to offer soul-praise to God!

c) Thus he repeats himself, “Praise the LORD!”

  1. While I live I will praise the LORD

a) While I live

i)   There was a special sense of awareness of the precious gift of life on earth

ii)   But this life on earth will not last forever

iii)   There will come a time when it will cease

iv)   We only have the “here and now”

v)   He determined that as long as he lived, he will offer soul-praise to God

b) While I have my being

i)   This statement heightens the sense of consciousness of having but a short time on earth

ii)   This life on earth is perhaps far shorter than we realise

  1. I will sing praises to my God while I have my being

a) There was a very great sense of relating to the Lord (Note the phrase “my God”)

b) This close relationship with God only served to motivate the Psalmist to offer heartfelt songs of praise

c) Thus Psalm 146 was written

i)   As a personal example

ii)   With a desire to encourage others to make their earthly life be filled with songs of praise to the Lord

LET US SEEK TO DEEPEN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE ON EARTH

Let us seek to deepen our understanding of our brief sojourn on earth. Before too long, our life on earth will come to an end. Let us be inspired to live a life that is characterised by praise given to God!