By Hannah Painter
We all know the saying…
“Give a person a fish and he will eat for a
day, teach a person to fish and he will eat for a life time”
It is good to eat for a day, but the
knowledge of how to feed yourself for a lifetime is far more valuable.
God is good. This psalm gives us an
in-depth understanding of how and why our God is so great. Giving us the
greater knowledge of whom He is and why He is to be praised. We can feed on
this knowledge for a lifetime. It is the food for the soul that helps us know
God more, understand Him more and helps us to worship Him.
Psalm 111 is my favourite verse to start
with when I lead worship. Straight away it tells you to Praise the Lord! I have
used it on a number of occasions. It rouses my soul! Motivates my spirit! Excites
me into worship. It’s so exciting, it is statement after statement of how good
God is. Packed full of information, it is a direction into the very heart of
worship. Written as a bullet point manual of reasons why to worship God.
To go deeper into our worship with God is
to go deeper into who God is and what He has done.
I encourage everyone to use this verse as a
tool to motivate your soul, ignite the flame and stir passion in your heart to
worship our awesome God. It is set out in a way to inspire all hearts to
worship no matter where you are in life or what situation you face.
- Thank you for your great works
- Thank you for your Righteousness that endures forever
- Thank you for your mercy and grace
- Thank you that you provide all we need
- Thank you for your covenant and power
- Thank you that you remember us, you do not forget us
- Thank you that you are faithful and just
- Thank you that your way is established forever
- Thank you that you have redeemed us
- Your name is Holy and Awesome; Help us to live Holy lives
- I will Praise you
I ask you, what has God done in your life?
“He has caused his wondrous works to be
remembered” v4
Why? Because it brings us closer to Him,
gives us an understanding of who He is. So when you are lacking inspiration in
worship, stop and remember what he has done.
Albert Einstein said: “The only source of knowledge is
experience”
Know God more by understanding Him more,
understand Him more by experiencing Him through the Gospel, remember what He
has done for you and take comfort in the knowledge that we worship an awesome
God who is merciful, gracious, powerful, faithful and trustworthy. He remembers
his people, PRAISE THE LORD!
Happy fishing!
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