Wisdom and Praise

Psalm 150

Psalm 104:24O Lord, how many are Your works!In wisdom You have made them all;The earth is full of Your possessions.

Daniel 2:20Daniel said,“Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever,For wisdom and power belong to Him.

• One way to change our hearts, minds, language, and attitude is to immerse ourselves in Scripture

• Psalms reflects & validates our pain but pushes us to live in trust of a sovereign God

• Psalms contains Psalm & Proverbs reading plans

Psalm 150Praise the Lord!Praise God in His sanctuary;Praise Him in His mighty expanse.2 Praise Him for His mighty deeds;Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.3 Praise Him with trumpet sound;Praise Him with harp and lyre.4 Praise Him with timbrel and dancing;Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe.5 Praise Him with loud cymbals;Praise Him with resounding cymbals.6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.Praise the Lord!

• What - Praise• Where - sanctuary, heavens (everywhere)• Why - acts of power; surpassing greatness• How - instruments of praise (every way)• Who - everyone with breath– Praise opens me to wisdom because it reminds me of

God’s goodness, love, and power - it increases my faith (Psm 77)

• Mighty acts and excellent greatness– The Bible is a mixture of sad, terrible, evil, love,

beauty - God is mighty and great!– Does your story reflect that same mixture?

• At the heart and core of our praise is Jesus and how God accomplished our redemption

• Halal = praise = clarity; to shine; to boast; to rave; celebrate; clamorously foolish

• Why all the talk about music?– To excite emotions as a means of praise and to want

God more– “…to the end that thought the pleasures of the ear a

weaker mind may rise up to loving devotion….” Augustine

– The joy of music (God enjoys our joy in Him!!)

• All of these instruments– A call to corporate worship– Loosely applied as “what’s in your hand?”

• Everything you have and do is an opportunity to praise the Lord

• There are 7.3 billion people and 17,000 people groups on the planet - God deserves praise from all of them!– From you- He deserves your praise, not just your

shopping list of complaints• Wisdom knows that spending your life complaining brings

dishonor to the Lord– “I will cry and mourn and be said…and I will praise the

Lord!”– It will change you; it will draw you to God; it will bring

you into His joy!

• Our Creator wove a song into all of us• It’s broken from the Fall, but it has been redeemed in Christ-

God has become our song!– “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be

afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2

• Wisdom comes to me as my heart is returned to the Creator and away from the created

• Praise keeps the pains of this world in their proper place and God in His pre-eminent and WORTHY place; opens me to His wisdom

• Are you putting your name in this Psalm?• Are you refusing to participate in it?– Wisdom comes as my mind and heart are turned to God

• When I praise the Lord rightly, my whole person lines up with Him and what I know is willingly and rightly acted on (wisdom)

• Wisdom wall - how can you better praise the Lord?• Psalms/Proverbs reading• Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!– You could do this today!