TGIF

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Praise the Lord! 
     Praise the Lord from the heavens; 
          praise him in the heights! 
Praise him, all his angels; 
          praise him, all his host!
Praise him, sun and moon; 
          praise him, all you shining stars! 
Praise him, you highest heavens, 
          and you waters above the heavens!
Let them praise the name of the Lord, 
          for he commanded and they were created. 
He established them forever and ever; 
          he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.
Praise the Lord from the earth, 
          you sea monsters and all deeps, 
fire and hail, snow and frost, 
          stormy wind fulfilling his command!
Mountains and all hills, 
          fruit trees and all cedars! 
Wild animals and all cattle, 
          creeping things and flying birds!
Kings of the earth and all peoples, 
          princes and all rulers of the earth! 
Young men and women alike, 
          old and young together!
Let them praise the name of the Lord, 
          for his name alone is exalted; 
          his glory is above earth and heaven. 
He has raised up a horn for his people, 
          praise for all his faithful, 
          for the people of Israel who are close to him. 
     Praise the Lord!

Thank God it's Friday!

I didn't even have to type that out, because you saw the title of today's blog, "TGIF"

In our daily life there are all kinds of sayings that we have that convey a message that we all understand.  "LOL" and "OMG" have become common responses to texts, and hashtags have grouped our posts in some interesting ways.

We are told that we shall sing "Alleluia" to God even after the final great "Amen."  

Our ability to praise God and to understand who God is for each of us takes on many meanings.  "LOL" has replaced the great "G" "O" "D" in our every day life.

Think about it.  When we share experiences with one another, how often do we talk about what God has done?  

I recently was with friends who were standing in line to eat something.  We literally stood, waiting to hear back via a text to find out what a person wanted.  I asked, "Does anyone ever really call and talk to people any more?  That's what the phone was originally designed to do!"

They all looked at me, and someone finally succumbed to dialing the number and asking, but it served as a reminder to me that if we aren't taking the time to talk to one another, our ability to talk to God has become non-existent.

God needs to hear from us more than once a week when "TGIF" rolls around.  Like my friends waiting on the text, God is waiting to hear from us!  

In today's Psalm, the writer shares that we are to praise the Lord from everywhere, from all things, and all times!

Praising God begins with two simple words, "Thank you."

Hoping that your "TGIF" is followed by praise MTWThFSaSu!

Stay in God's grip!

G. Todd Williams (c) 2017

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Dear Lord, each day I am thankful.  What an amazing God you are!  Amen!

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