On Saturday there was a big party
at one of the corporate companies about 5 kilometres (as the crow
flies) from our home. They started when the rugby started at 17:00
and they continued until we went to bed. The disturbing part for us
was that they never stopped. The music got louder and louder and
the comments of the entertainer of the party got more perverse.
Every hour we kept thinking that they would surely stop now, but
when the clock struck 04:00, we realized that they were not going
to. I got up and had my personal time with God as I couldn't sleep
anyway. I was very tired and of course also irritated by the turn
of events. I couldn't believe how people wasted their time and God
given potential by drinking and partying. They were surely all
going to climb in bed now and sleep the whole day, while we will
get up in an hour or so's time and get ready for church and a day
with God and family together. As I was contemplating this, God
spoke into my soul, "I have to listen to parties like this every
night you know, every single day in every single country." My heart
stopped. He was right. I suddenly felt very sorry for Him and for
all the evil in the world He has to witness day in and day out.
This one party was nothing compared to what He has to observe from
Heaven every single moment. But then He reminded me of something
else.
When we were in the Waterberg
Nature reserve two weeks ago we were awakened every day by the
singing of a multitude of birds. And every morning it became clear
to me that these birds were singing their praises to their God and
Maker. And I realized that every day in every continent, birds are
singing to the glory of our King. Every moment there is a dawn
somewhere and therefore there are always birds singing.
This reminded me of the angels that
are also singing God's praises. Have you ever read Isaiah 6 where
God's throne is described, Isaiah also describes the angels singing
to the glory of His Name day and night:
"Hovering around Him were mighty
seraphim, each with six wings. With two wings they covered their
faces, with two they covered their feet, and with the remaining two
they flew. In a great chorus they sang, "Holy, holy, holy is the
Lord Almighty! The whole earth is filled with His glory!" Isaiah
6:2, 3
And in Revelation 4:8:
"Each of these living beings had
six wings, and their wings were covered with eyes, inside and out.
Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, "Holy,
holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, the One who always was, who is
and who is still to come."
God has to witness the evil of this
world day and night, but He also gets praises day and night. But I
am quite confident in saying the following: God would LOVE to also
receive praise from us because we love Him and are His children. He
would love our praises to drown out the sounds of evil. He would
love to see His children uniting to give Him praise. He would love
to hear our hearts singing out to Him and giving Him the honor and
glory He deserves.
Make a decision today to
consciously remember every day to praise Him. Let praises be on
your lips day and night. Let your whole life be a worship to Him. I
am going to end off and use Psalm 150 as our prayer today.
"Praise the Lord! Praise God in His
heavenly dwelling; praise Him in His mighty heaven! Praise Him for
His mighty works; praise His unequaled greatness! Praise Him with a
blast of the trumpet; praise Him with the lyre and harp! Praise Him
with the tambourine and dancing; praise Him with stringed
instruments and flutes! Praise Him with a clash of cymbals; praise
Him with loud clanging cymbals. Let everything that lives sing
praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord! Amen."