“Praise the Lord! Let all that I am praise the Lord. I will praise the Lord as long as I live. I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath. Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.” [Psalm 146:1-3 NLT]
That is the way Psalm 146 begins. My day began snuggling in my blankets in bed, half asleep, telling myself to “Wake Up!” My body disagreed and put up a fairly good fight until I finally planted my feet on the floor and moved toward the coffee pot!
David, in Psalm 57, told his soul to wake up and realize God’s purpose for his life. “Wake up, my heart [soul]! Wake up, O lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn with my song.” [vs 8 NLT, See yesterday’s devotion]
Notice how David wakes up his soul? He does it with song…and David’s songs are centered on His LORD. We awaken our heart and soul by praising our LORD with everything we are. We keep our hearts and souls awake by praising Him as long as we live. And we leave this world with praise on our lips as we step into His very presence.
After telling us to put everything we are into praising our LORD, the Psalmist reminds us to NOT put confidence in “powerful people,” where “there is no help for you there.”
Our help, our purpose, everything we need in this life are found not in the rulers of this world. They are found in the King of Kings and LORD of Lords. Praise His Holy Name!
