Month: November 2025

Psalm 145:5-9 NIV

Praising the Lord for His abundant greatness should always be a focus of children of God for He is worthy to be celebrated. Just as God chose Israel and blessed them to be in a relationship with Him, so today are Christians. As His chosen, we have the responsibility of telling the next generation the story of Jesus and His love. In verse 4 the psalmist prophesied of generational praise of God’s work and witnessing of His mighty acts. 

David continued his praise of God in verse 5. He stated that those who passed down testimonies of God’s greatness will speak of the glorious splendor of His majesty, and he will meditate on God’s wonderful works in creation, providence, and redemption. He declared that generations of believers will tell of the power of God’s awesome works, and he will proclaim God’s great deeds (v.6). “They will celebrate Your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of Your righteousness” (v.7). Give praise always to God for His abundant and limitless goodness of love, provision, and protection of His creation.  When believers lift their voices, giving praise to God, it is as a choir celebrating harmoniously and joyfully singing of His righteousness. 

Then in verses 8-9 the psalmist centered his praise on God’s enduring character. They describe how we are to reflect God’s image. “The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love” (v.8) “The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made” (v.9). As a believer, does your living give praise to God by reflecting these traits in response to your fellow man?  

Lift your voice and shout, “Glory!”

Psalm 145:1-4 NIV

We, the created, ought to give praise to our Creator for He is worthy. Here, David declared: “I will exalt You,” and he addressed the Father, recognizing His superiority and His royal status, saying, “my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever” (v.1). Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever” (v.2). Yes, he declared that he was   committed to always lift up the Lord!  

In verse 3 He continued to declare that the Lord is great, that is, mighty, and is worthy above all other to be praised; “his greatness no one can fathom.” In other words, no one can ever know the vast nature of God, yet because we are in a relationship with Him, we are called to be more like Him. Isaiah 55 says: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord (55:8). “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (55:9). 

The psalmist continued giving praise to the Lord for His abundant greatness. He prophesiedthat one generation will be a witness of the mighty acts of God to another (v.4). In everyday life we all eagerly share good news about someone special to us with other family, friends, and acquaintances on face book, Instagram, and other forms of communication. Therefore, we should take greater delight in sharing with others the good news of God’s mighty acts and all He has done for us. 

Lift your voice and shout, “Glory!”

Psalm 10:15-18 NKJV

Oh, what a privilege it is to have the right to call on the Lord! Here, the psalmist continued his appeal to God to punish the wicked and help the righteous. He prayed: “Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; Seek out his wickedness until You find none” (v.15). Consider that a broken arm will result in one having great pain and the inability to move it. So, the psalmist wanted God to take away the power of the wicked and the evil man that they would not continue to inflict pain and suffering in the lives of the righteous. He pleaded for God to diligently search out all the wickedness of those who were rebellious against God and hold them accountable for their injustice.  

In v.16 the psalmist acknowledged, “The Lord is King forever and ever; the nations have perished out of His land.” This gives children of God the assurance that nothing they go through is too hard for God. He is the ultimate, all-powerful God and ruler. Believers can be confident that because they trust the Lord, He will never leave them nor forsake them. The psalmist declared that the Lord has heard the desires of the humble; He will prepare their heart; He will cause their ear to hear (v.17), To vindicate those that are fatherless and those that are oppressed, that the man of the earth may terrify no more (v.18). Today, will you trust God to comfort you in the midst of trouble even when it seems as if the devil has the upper hand? Remember, He is your deliverer.

Lift your voice and shout, “Glory!”

Psalm 10:12-14 NKJV

At the beginning of this prayer, the psalmist made a strong request for God to punish the wicked. He emphatically asked, “Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble” (v.1 NIV)? Here the psalmist began the second part of his prayer, making an appeal to God to not only punish the wicked but to help the righteous in his oppressions. He began v.12 with a sense of urgency for the Lord to position Himself for immediate action, saying, “Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.” He trusted God and believed that He had the power to step in and do something to bring relief to those who are poor and suffering. He is a God of mercy and loves and cares for His creation. Believers are called to be compassionate and just to the oppressed because it reflects who God’s children are. 

In v.13 the psalmist questioned the reason the wicked renounced God. He believed that the wicked has decided in his heart that they will not be held accountable for their evil doings. He continued in prayer, reminding God in v.14: “You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief,To repay it by Your hand.” The psalmist was saying that God was fully knowledgeable of the trouble and grief of the afflicted that the wicked caused. He also trusted that God would act on behalf of the helpless, and that they committed themselves to Him because He is the helper of the fatherless.

Lift your voice and shout, “Glory!”

Ephesians 5:14-17

Since light makes everything visible, Paul commanded the Ephesian believers, saying, “you who are sleeping, wake up and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light” (v.14). Sometimes believers fall into a spiritual sleep and may feel as if they have lost connection with the Lord; a re- connection requires a wake-up call to get them up out of the unfruitful state of darkness and return to the promise that Christ will give them light. 

Paul said, “See that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise” (v.15), “redeeming the time, because the days are evil” (v.16). Children of light are encouraged to live purposefully in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us. Don’t live recklessly as fools; “walk in wisdom toward those who are outside” (Col. 4:5) the household of faith. Use the time God gave you today, making the most of every opportunity to stand firm against the challenges of spiritual battles and evil forces.

Therefore, do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is (v.17). He wills that His children walk in wisdom, knowing that “the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth” (v.9). The enduring hymn “Amazing Grace,” has a line that says, “I once was blind, but now I see.” Metaphorically, you wander around spiritually blind outside God’s ark of safety unable to see your way. But when you come to your senses as children of light, you should live wisely according to the will of God. 

Lift your voice and shout “Glory!”