PRAISING GOD

When David said, “I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord,” in Psalms 122:1, he was speaking of the times when the people of Israel came together to praise God as verse 4 goes on to tell us. Is that our attitude when it comes time for us to assemble together to praise God, Sunday morning, Sunday evening, Wednesday evening.

Are we glad that there is a time set by our elders to meet together to give praise and thanks unto God for all His blessings? Are you glad that we can come together to pray for the peace and prosperity of our brethren, and of our nation, and the world; and to seek the good that only God can bestow? Yes, we can do these things in the privacy of our homes, and should, but He also wants us to assemble together for this purpose. In Heb. 10:24-25, God says, “..let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another; and so much the more as ye see the day approaching.” Of what day this is referring to, we are not certain, but we have example that the early Christians met together to partake of the Lord’s supper on the first day of the week (Act. 20:7); and we are told of the attitude of heart that the partakers must have (1 Cor. 11:18- 29). We also sing praises to God, (Eph. 5:19-20), “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” What a great privilege it is to praise God!

Love you, David V. Fultz