Have you ever been blessed? Has anyone blessed you? One thing I know is how I feel blessed may not be how you feel blessed. What honors me may not honor you. I feel honored when someone does or says something kind to me. Or they acknowledge an accomplishment I did. Some people say that I am a blessing when I am helpful to them. Ask someone how you can bless them. Blessing someone shows honor.
So, what honors God? Is it adoring God as holy and glorifying Him for all his goodness, faithfulness, salvation, etc.? Or is He blessed by our obedience? Both are ways we can bless God. I also believe God is looking for sincere faith, repentance of sin, and humble adoration. 2Chronicals 16:9 states, “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him.”
Our focus passages this week are, “Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. 3Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! 4For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.” –Psalm 96:2-4 And Psalm 100:4 also tell us, “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!”
This Psalm passage tells us to sing to the Lord, bless His name, tell of His salvation from day to day, and give Him thanks. In the week 14 post, we discovered why worship is telling others about God’s amazing attributes and works. The week 15 post was worshiping with thanksgiving. And in week 16, we learned about worshiping by singing to the Lord. In this post, we will learn why we are to bless His name, which is explained in verse four; “For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.”
King David tells us why we are to bless the Lord in Psalm 103:1-5. “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2) Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
• who forgives all your iniquity,
• who heals all your diseases,
• who redeems your life from the pit,
• who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
• who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
Read my post about Psalm 103.
As you worship God this week, think of ways you can bless God with your words, actions, telling others, and obedience.
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WEEK 19 – May 7 -May 13
Day 127-May 7—Worship God for giving us His grace and eternal life.
So that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. –Romans 5:21
Day 128-May 8—Worship God because He dwells with us.
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the LORD. – Zechariah 2:10
Day 129-May 9—Worship God’s blessings.
And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your households, in all that you undertake, in which the LORD your God has blessed you. – Deuteronomy 12:7
Day 130-May 10—Worship God for all the good He has given you.
And you shall rejoice in all the good that the LORD your God has given to you and to your house. –Deuteronomy 26:11a
Day 131-May 11—Worship God for His righteousness and justice.
The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad! 2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. –Psalm 97:1-2
Day 132-May 12—Worship God for covering us with salvation and righteousness.
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. –Isaiah 61:10
Day 133-May 13—Worship God for caring for His servants.
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be put to shame. – Isaiah 65:13
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All verses are from the English Standard Bible. To review the previous weeks, go to the 365 Days of Worship Page. This material is copyright protected.
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