Devotion 653

“Bless The LORD”

Reference: Psalms Chapter 134

We bless the Lord by believing Him, by taking Him at His word.

Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”

We take God at His Word like Mary, and begin to rejoice.

Luke 1:46-47 “And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, [47] And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.”


We bless the Lord in worship.

John 4:22-24 “Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. [23] But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. [24] God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”

We bless the Lord in praise.

Luke 19:35-40 “And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. [36] And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. [37] And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; [38] Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. [39] And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. [40] And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.”

We bless the Lord in bringing Him to others.

John 17:18 ”As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.”

The Father sent His Son to the world to reveal the Father to the world. Today, the Father sends the believer (His children) to the world to reveal the Son to the world.
The joy of the Father is to reconcile with His creation.

2 Corinthians 5:18-19 “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; [19] To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.”

Lift up your hands and bless the Lord declares the Psalmist.

Let’s read:

Psalm 134:1-2 “Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. [2] Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.”

Today, the sanctuary is not a building. Those who have received Christ have become sanctuaries of God.

We bless the Lord in our sanctuaries from sunset to sunset, from sunrise to sunrise.

Bless the Lord oh my soul.

We conclude our reading:

Psalm 134:3 “The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.”

When we recognize Who He is, and what He has done, we cannot help but bless Him.

Nehemiah 8:6 “And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.”

Bless the Lord with all your soul. BELIEVE and confess Christ the Lord as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. The trees dance in worship, the rocks cry out in praise, creation sings in adoration, in Christ!

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