Good Morning!
Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: Psalm 135: Does anything have first place in your life besides God? Those things are idols. We become like the things we idolize. Put God first.
This is a psalm of praise and of warning. The first four verses are of praise and that we should praise the Lord, our God.
I love to sing praises and to worship Him. I recently got back to singing with the choir and it brings joy to my heart. Last night we were rehearsing for Sunday and to hear the voices lifted up to Him in melodious harmony and praise was awesome! (We're practicing for the Christmas Concert too and that is going to be awesome as well!) God loves to hear our songs of praise! Sing to Him today!
Verses five through fourteen are talking of God's character and what He has done and can do. He is the One True God. He is the great Creator! He brought the Israelites out of Egypt. He protected His people and continues to do so today. I love verse thirteen: "Your name, O Lord, endures forever, your renown, O Lord, through all generations." HE is eternal!
Verses fifteen through eighteen discuss idols. I think the psalmist described them so well: made by the hands of men; have mouths, but cannot speak; have eyes, but can't see; ears, but can't hear and they have no breath in them. A few examples of today's idols: money, TV, video games and systems, food, travel, and just stuff. As Lisa said, anything you put first in your life, is an idol.
She referred to verse eighteen: "Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them."
The psalm ends with praise and that is what we need to do as well. Start your day with praise and end your day with praise. I like to praise all throughout the day too! :o) Put God first!
Have a great day!
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