Last but not Least.

Psalm 150
1 Praise the LORD.
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.
2 Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with tambourine and dancing,
praise him with the strings and flute,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD.

Psalm 150. A short book, and the last book in the collection of Psalms, but not the least. It calls for a complete celebration and party for God!

The weekend is quickly approaching and it is often filled with festivities and fun including parties. Can you imagine anyone throwing a party for God? Would you? Doesn't he deserve it? Think about it. God does so much for us; he supplies our needs, comforts us with his love, blesses us with incredible family and friends, and sees us through our troubles. Given all that, God is the one we should put most of our energy toward. Yet, just a few minutes in the Word and in prayer is such a challenge sometimes.

The problem isn't that we lack a praising attitude, but rather, we just use it in a non-efficient fashion. We're willing to support our favorite sports team (go Seminoles!) by watching and going to the games. We're willing to download our favorite artist's songs before the concert so we can then jump and sing. We're willing to support our favorite actor and actress by seeing every single movie that features them. However, we're missing something here...someone: God.

There's not really anything wrong with the highly-spirited activities I mentioned above. However, if our jubilation for God is extremely sparse, then that's the issue. God is worthy of our praise!

Remember to praise God during your prayer time. Don't feel strange stopping during the day exclaiming, "You're awesome because..." Perhaps put this Psalm on the refrigerator for the fall season (which I mentioned Wednesday).

Song of the day: "You're Worthy of My Praise" by Jeremy Camp!