Inspire

This Devotion has been adapted from LEA Worship and Devotion.

Appreciation is admiration, approval, enjoyment of, gratitude, thankfulness, value, recognition, respect, wonder and awe, comprehension. Appreciation is recognising and valuing highly the gifts and blessings given to us and surrounding us. It is an attitude of gratitude for learning, loving and being. It is a positive attitude that responds in wonder and awe to, and with respect for, the created world – its fragility and its potential.

Pause for a moment. What do you hear?

What would life be like without those noises? What would you be missing? 

Psalm 148:1-6 says

Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD from the heavens!

Praise him from the skies!

Praise him, all his angels!

Praise him, all the armies of heaven!

Praise him, sun and moon!

Praise him, all you twinkling stars!

Praise him, skies above!

Praise him, vapours high above the clouds!

Let every created thing give praise to the LORD,

for he issued his command, and they came into being.

He set them in place forever and ever.

His decree will never be revoked.

When times are good, people often forget the centrality of their Creator. And so, they take Him for granted. And, as with many things, when we take things for granted (family, friends, even our jobs etc) we quickly become self-involved. The Psalm is a reminder to slow down and “stop and smell the roses” – and say thank you.

Submitted by Brigette Maglio