The theme for our worship leading choir and our church this year is Making His Praise Known. We've looked at the fact in the past that . . . loving the Lord our God . . . leads to loving our neighbor. Psalm 105:1 states, "Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim His greatness. Let the whole world know what He has done." In giving thanks and praising the Lord in worship we are challenged to proclaim His greatness and His great works to the world. The second verse of the Psalm simply says . . . sing His praises telling everyone about His wonderful deeds. The third verse reminds us to exult in His holy name, rejoicing in worship. Verse 4 restates the fact that we are to search and seek after His presence and then verse 5 . . . remembering the wonders He has performed and the teaching and truth He has given.
On the one hand, we see in these first five verses: Giving thanks, Singing praise, Exulting in His name, Rejoicing in worship, Seeking His presence and strength continually. These have to do with our worship and praise.
Then, on the other hand, we see in these verses: Proclaiming His greatness, Letting the whole world know what He's done, Telling everyone about His wonderful deeds, Remembering the wonders He has performed, His miracles, and His rulings.
These two come together in the phrase - Making His Praise Known. Our worship begins in our private time with Him and in our corporate time with the fellowship of believers. However, our worship must move outside of ourselves and be made known to others, and outside the walls of our church we must make His praise known to all so as to fulfill our call to worship. Let's make His praise known! mjm
