Psalm 150 (King James Version)
Psalm 150
1Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
2Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
6Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
I love this particular scripture because it is so real. You have to praise God. There is no if, ands or buts about it. The funny thing about praising the Lord is this scripture text doesn’t say who can and cannot praise him. Let us start with the sanctuary. Here is what the word means.
SANCTUARY
SANC’TUARY, n. L. sanctuarium, from sanctus, sacred.
1. A sacred place; particularly among the Israelites, the most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and that only once a year to intercede for the people. The same name was given to the most sacred part of the tabernacle. Lev. 4.
Heb. 9.
2. The temple at Jerusalem. 2Chron. 20.
3. A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where divine service is performed. Ps. 73.
Hence sanctuary is used for a church.
4. In catholic churches, that part of a church where the altar is placed, encompassed with a balustrade.
5. A place of protection; a sacred asylum. Hence a sanctuary-man is one that resorts to a sanctuary for protection.
6. Shelter; protection.
Now you have to check this out the sanctuary isn’t just Turner Memorial it is also yourself. We to often devalue ourselves as sanctuaries because a lot of us don’t allow God to live there. P Diddy, Reality TV, what sign you are, mess, lies, lust of the flesh, and many other things live there. One of my worst ones is gluttony. God should be able to dwell in the sanctuary. When a high priest entered in see they placed a rope with bells on it so that if they were unclean that they would die immediately and they would pull the body out. See when you realize that the death, burial, ressurection, and asscension meant more than just him dying for your sins it meant that you became the place where Jesus himself could dwell in. Think about this why is it people can see no matter if they are saved or not if you have Christ? Because when he truly dwells in your secret sanctuary things begin to happen out in the open. When he dwells there you won’t allow anger, foolishness, cuss words, lust, revenge, whoremongering, gossip, and anything else dwell in the temple in which you are keeping holy not for you but for the God you serve. Much is the way with going to church I understand now you have to come into the church with the same thought that this place is the holy of holies.
FIRMAMENT
FIRMAMENT, n. ferm’ament. L. firmamentum, from firmus, firmo.
The region of the air; the sky or heavens. In scripture, the word denotes an expanse, a wide extent; for such is the signification of the Hebrew word, coinciding with regio, region, and reach. The original therefore does not convey the sense of solidity, but of stretching, extension; the great arch or expanse over our heads, in which are placed the atmosphere and the clouds, and in which the stars appear to be placed, and are really seen.
God expects everything in heaven and in earth to praise him. You say his firmament is hard to reach well no it is not. If you live on earth you MUST praise him. It is not an option. That is why when they told the diciples to be quiet, Jesus said then the rocks will cry out immediately. When you go to church and decide you are going to praise and then you see someone you consider a stone praising God and then ultimately getting blessings you can’t be mad because obedience is better than sacrifice.
See the state workers were quite upset when they no longer got a check. They were ready to get ignorant. How you think Jesus feels after all of the work he has done to save your soul and you won’t pay him with praise. You give his praise to someone else. All Jesus was asking was that you praise God for what he has done, is doing, and will be done. See we want to praise God when it is pretty outside. The rain comes to replenish, restore, renew, and clean out some stuff. See God allowed the state workers to go without a check this month so that the devil could see that no matter what my people will praise me. See I understand now that my circumstance with the situations I was in was about me praising God but doing a self check. When I begin to do a SELF check I found some things I didn’t appreciate about Darnell. The walls had closed in but my praise will open them up. I won’t keep you long. God’s excellent greatness is you. Watch this only God could put all of these people together on this planet and not have them look a like but still look a like. How many of you know that everyone when you bleed it comes out red, when you die we all lose all color, We all must die. So praise him for you being a part of his excellent greatness. It doesn’t matter what you praise God with it matters that you praise him. David said this I will bless the Lord at all times and his praises shall continually be in my mouth. You can’t continue to say that scripture and keep doing things the same way. Because praising the Lord at all times is when you resolve the problems at home, when you decide to let forgiveness be real, when you decide that I am going to help instead of hinder. The last line is my favorite. G.A.T.F.C sings a song called “Let Everything That Hath Breath Praise Ye The Lord.” The song is built off of this scripture. If you have breath you should be praising him. It was praise that brought the walls of Jericho down. It was praise that made Jehosaphat victorious. It was praise that made you see another day because someone was praising God for you. It was praise. If you want real results then somebody give God some praise. Hallelujah is the highest praise you can give God. So just begin during your day at least one once an hour saying to God “Hallelujah.” The bible also says write the vision down and make it plain. So plainly speaking if you say with all of your heart once an hour hallelujah then watch what God does. Love you to life.