Let the Floods Clap Their Hands

Advent 2011 Day 17

My computer wouldn't let me go online yesterday, so I got behind on my blog. But that's ok.

Psalm 98
O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvelous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the king.
Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
Before the Lord: for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

This Psalm comes from the section of Psalms that is the "Enthronement" section. And it tells why God is enthroned. We so often forget to marvel at God. He has done such wonderful things, and we take it for granted. We either give him a grocery list when we pray, or we pray in "church words", or we forget to pray altogether.
When is the last time that you thanked God for your body? After all, the Bible says that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. We are one of the marvelous things that God has done. He has created your body exactly the way that he wanted to create it.
How often do you thank God for the food that you eat? I mean really thank him. Not just 'Oh God, bless this food, amen.' Think about it. He has given us amazing food to eat, and made it so that the food gives us fuel to continue through our day. And he made it so that it is fun to eat, and something that we can enjoy, not just something that we have to do to sustain life.
God has given us salvation! Even if you have barely enough food to get by, and your body feels like it is falling apart, that should be enough to make you rejoice every moment of your life. We don't have to fear death; we don't have to fear anything that can come at us. He is our salvation, and we can rejoice in that.
So make a joyful noise. Who cares if you can't carry a tune in a bucket. Sing anyway. Or play an instrument, or do whatever you want to do, but praise him! Because he is worthy of all of the praise we can give, and so much more!