Good Words of Praise

 Greetings to you all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

     Psa,  100:1-5 says, “ Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.  Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.  Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.  For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations”

     I was probably about ten years old, riding in the back of the car  and for some reason, unknown to me, I said a cuss word that I had heard in school.  I didn’t think too much about it, but  you would have thought I had done the worst  possible thing in the whole world as my Mother reacted in such a way as if she was going to pass out by the casual use of my profanity.  We were driving to one of my aunts, which then got the full report of my misbehavior.  I was doomed to say the least.  I had to vow never to say that word again.

     I use social media, but not for much.  I use it for putting my devotions on line as it increases the spreading of the message farther than I could do on my own email.  I have acquaintances t hat  have become “friends and as a result, I see their “posts” on my page.  What is shocking about all of this is the use of profanity by so many people and some of the leaders of this type of foul language are women.  It seems as if foul language has become popular especially with this new generation.  It is no wonder that I find relief and peace in the reading of the Scriptures.  We need to be reminded that the Ten Commandments includes, not taking the Lord's name in vain.  That is perhaps one of the worst part of foul language and the one most used by even a casual person.  The above passage of Scripture has beautiful words that describe our worship of God.  It tells us how to do it if we have forgotten.  It reminds us of where we are when we pray.  It is a solemn reminder that everything we have is from God and not from Mother Nature or an idol made of gold, stone, wood or plastic.  I also like this Psalm because it  is appropriate for reading before your Thanksgiving dinner.”...Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise…”  Every day should be a day of thanksgiving from the moment we get up from bed to the moment we lay down again, and even our protection during the night.  Everything is of God and nothing is left to chance.  Remember to praise God for what He is doing in your life every day and every moment.  May your words always be sweet and lifting up those around you.