Day 23: Worshiping as Creation
Psalm 150:6
The Psalms are an amazing example of finding ways to praise God through any circumstance and what it looks like to keep your focus on Him even when things seem completely out of control. Often, we allow our emotions to dictate what we believe about God and who He is. It can be a struggle to fully trust in His sovereignty, especially in difficult circumstances. It is a discipline to choose to focus on the truth of who He is and to shift our hearts to praise even through suffering and trials.
We long for Him to give explanations for things we do not understand—things like incomprehensible tragedies, suffering, and deaths. Our need for control often trumps our willingness to hope and rest in who God is. For if we stopped to meditate on who He really is and stood in awe of all creation, perhaps it would help us not to be so focused on needing to know our “whys,” but instead be drawn to praise and worship He who is due all the glory and praise.
Some things are not yet for us to understand, and faith is being OK with that and trusting that Yahweh, in His love, will reveal what needs to be revealed in its own time. For He alone in His sovereignty knows what is best for us. Let us praise Him in the light and praise Him in our darkest trials. Let all of us with breath praise the Lord!
Reflection Prayer
Lord, we thank You for Your incomprehensible love for us. We thank You and praise You for the gift of life and creation. While we struggle at times to believe You are still good, we will strive to anchor our hope in You and remember that You are sovereign. Help us to seek Your face and focus on praising You through all our circumstances. And we ask that You grow our character and reveal more of who You are in it and through it. We love You and praise You with every breath that is in us! Amen.
Week 4: Worship Now
In week 4, we’ll see that now is the time to worship the Lord in Spirit and in truth.