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READ:  Psalm 148:1-14

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for His name

alone is exalted.  Psalm 148:13

A friend who experienced a total solar eclipse in England described the incredible sensation of being engulfed by the rushing shadow of darkness, then being awed by the proudly approaching dawn.  Some observers saw it as merely a coincidence that the moon was in the exact position to shut out the sun’s light from reaching the earth at that particular time and place.  My friend, though, called it an amazing show put on by God.  She saw it as evidence of God’s design, order, and precise control in the universe that He created.

Psalm 148 calls upon all creation to shout God’s glory:  “Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars of light!…Praise the Lord…kings of the earth and all people” (vv. 3, 7, 11).

God’s creation sings His praise and reminds us of His sovereign purposes and control of all things in our lives.  We are to “praise the name of the Lord, for His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven” (v. 13).

These truths can be comforting when the sunlight of our lives is eclipsed by a time of darkness and difficulty.  We can trust and praise the sovereign God, knowing that His design is perfect, that His timing is exact, and that He is in complete control.   DCM

This is my Father’s world,

O let me ne’er forget

That though the wrong seems oft so strong

God is the ruler yet. -Babcock

Because God is in control, we have nothing to fear.