Praise!

Praise!

Psalms 113:3 AMP

[3] From the rising of the sun to its setting The name of the Lord is to be praised [with awe-inspired reverence].

The writer of this psalm is not known, but the message in the psalm is unmistakable. At the time the earth was made, every single thing we see today was made by God, with the power of His Word being the creative force that brought everything into existence. He only spoke, and because He is Omnipotent, the earth has no choice but to respond to His command. Reflect on the story of creation, and you will see how each part of creation fits into the other parts. One day's account fits quite nicely into the next day's account, until man, the crown jewel of God's creative power, was formed and placed in the Garden of Eden, to then impact the earth that had all its parts in place before he was made. Through the years and centuries that have followed, some laws have not changed. Seasons come and go, and you can basically now predict when summer ends or winter begins. 

You will never see wisdom that is greater than this. Man has tried over the years, committing billions of funds and substantial resources into trying to tamper with God's creation. At some times, man has improved what he met, as we see with air transport, and sometimes, the intelligence that man has acquired has led to the development of destructive elements like nuclear or biological weapons. We seem to be masters at funding and finding new ways to cause, inflict or promote pain. Well, it is not a surprise, considering the impact of the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, and the consequences that have followed man ever since then. As much as man has done to impact the earth, he still cannot change that which God has purposed; in fact, all of man's efforts only serve to promote that which God has planned. That is Omnipotence. That is raw and undiluted power. That is wisdom beyond the ages or limits of men. 

It is therefore not a surprise that the writer of this psalm notifies us of who this God is. Now, the psalmist does not ask permission from anyone to praise this God. He makes a bold declaration that from the rising of the sun, as the day breaks, to the setting of the same, the name of the Lord will be praised. It is not a negotiation or a point of contention; it is a statement of absolute confidence in who God is, that God deserves to be praised, and a settled position that he, as the psalmist, will praise this God. In that statement above, the psalmist also emphasizes the certainty of day and night, which will never cease, as long as this earth remains. Praise has to be default setting for all who have come to know this God. He is the One who was, who is, and who is to come: timeless, ageless, limitless and the LORD over all; mighty to save, deliver, heal and change lives. How would you respond? God's time of favour is here.