​God Promises He is Able to Keep His Promises

Psalms 150:1-6 Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. 2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, 4 praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute, 5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.
 
WE have viewed the psalms through God’s promises written at various points and under many circumstances in Israel’s history. From Moses, the Lawgiver, to David, the poet, king and prophet, to Asaph, the Sons of Korah and unknown songwriters through and after the exile, we have a remarkable picture of God’s interaction with his people. This concluding psalm reinforces God is a Promise Maker, and he is a Promise Keeper.
   God can speak his will to the earth and all who are in it because he is the LORD, and he is God. Throughout these lessons on God’s promises, we  have used LORD often to emphasize the Jews’ name for God. “LORD” is Yahweh. This name is the interpretation of God’s identify to Moses in the burning bush: Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” In essence God said, “I am who was and is and will always be.” He says this at the end of the Bibe, too: Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” We can Yahweh will keep his promises because he is creator from eternity past into eternity future. He has paid the price to redeem our sins. He has been faithful  to do as he promised – both in blessing and in judgment. He has made a covenant to bless the world, and he is keeping it as we continue toward the Day of the LORD.
   Then the psalm says, praise God. This name is Elohim, meaning “One of Power”. Praise the Eternal One, who is Power to promise and keep his promises. 
   Where do we praise him? We praise him in his sanctuary. God instructed Israel how to build his sanctuary in the desert and then in Jerusalem. The early church began to worship God in synagogues, homes and public rooms. Around the world today God’s people worship him in simple structures and in extravagant cathedrals. Wherever we worship God, we must do so with praise, focused on him, not on ourselves or our needs. Worship is foremost the opportunity to exalt God, ourselves. He is in his mighty heavens awaiting our worship.
   Worship God for his acts of power and his surpassing greatness. And let him hear your joy! Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, with the harp and lyre, with tambourine and dancing, with the strings and flute, with the clash of cymbals and with resounding cymbals. There were cymbals that gave a clear sound and cymbals that produced a loud sound. Use them both to praise God.
   Many churches have what is called a Praise and Worship Team. God wants this to be everyone in the church. Some are gifted to play instruments, some to sing. But know in Christ, all are gifted to praise God. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD is the only appropriate response of all Christians to praise the LORD, who has given us breath. Acts 17:25b he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. 
   Everything else is the sum of God’s great power to reveal to us all we need to glorify God and to enjoy him forever. (Westminster Shorter Catechism) Praise the LORD.