Our scripture this morning is Psalms 148:13 (NIV).
Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
This psalm describes the entirety of creation offering praise to God for their very being. Jesus alludes to this in Luke 19:40 saying if the people were silent “the stones would cry out”. Everything that is owes its existence and thanks to the Lord who made us all. Nature and other creatures offer God their praise by being what they were created to be. We however, are made in God’s image and charged with a higher purpose: to care for the rest of creation.
Loving Lord, You made everything with a purpose. Help us to see our purpose and place in Your plan, and do what You have for us eagerly. Amen.
