Alive & Breathing – Psalm 150:6 – Praise The Lord

 This is Namma for Christ with the one hundred eighty-eighth inspirational message dated Sunday, June 6th, 2021.  The title of this message is, “Alive & Breathing – Psalm 150:6 – Praise The Lord”.

The scripture for this message comes from the 6^th verse of the 150^th Psalm. 

Psalm 150:6

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

⁶ Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

  Praise the Lord.

 

The title of this message also includes the words of the title of the below inspirational song/video entitled “Alive & Breathing” as sung by Matt Maher featuring Elle Limebear (with lyrics).  In this upbeat, high-tempo song – the following words are continuously repeated:

“Praise the Lord”!

 

On the very same evening that I began writing this message – my brother and I had just watched the Disney Plus 2020 movie, “Onward”.  “Onward” is a computer-animated urban fantasy adventure movie (released in February 2020) about two elf brothers who set out on a quest to find an artifact that will temporarily bring back their dead father.

The two brothers – who were remarkably very “different” in personalities, interests and behaviors – found “common ground” in sharing a “common adventure” – in their “goal” to “bring their dead father back”!

 

Although this is a fictional movie – the “lessons” drawn from this movie – can help us apply “similar” lessons in our “own” lives:

 

For example:

Siblings “in a family” – (like my brother and I) who may be remarkably “very different” in personalities, interests and behaviors … CAN FIND “common ground” in sharing things that they “have in common”: such as “shared family memories", “common family traditions”, and/or a treasured “mutual” love of a parent or “parents” – (especially if one or both of their parents have gone on to Glory.)

“Families” are about shared relationships and love.

PLEASE DON’T FORGET – THE “MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP” THAT WE HAVE - IS THE ONE THAT WE HAVE WITH JESUS CHRIST – OUR LORD AND SAVIOR…WHO LOVES US THE MOST!

JESUS LOVES US SO MUCH THAT HE SACRIFICED HIS LIFE FOR US! JESUS WANTS ALL NON-BELIEVERS TO COME TO “HIM” -

 

In Revelation 3:20 – Jesus extends the invitation:

Jesus says -

Revelation 3:20

²⁰ Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

 

 

Also - please read John 3:16-17 –

¹⁶ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.  ¹⁷ For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

 

God wants “us” – as His children - to continually to seek HIM “first” – in all things.

 

See Matthew 6:33 –

 

³³ Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.

 

PLEASE REMEMBER: God – “who is too wise to err” – made each of us (as His children) “special & unique”!

Each person – has been “created by the Hand of God”! Each person is valuable and precious in His sight!

 We are so precious (to God) that He knows “the very number of hairs” on each of our heads! See the below verse in Luke 12:7 –

Luke 12:7

King James Version (KJV)

 

⁷But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than may sparrows.

 

Remember - we can each UNIQUELY “represent and serve our Heavenly Father” – and be who “He” created us to be for His Glory!

We can each THANK GOD for the gifts and talents that He gave each of us – AND use our gifts and talents for HIS GLORY! We should RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE each of our unique DIFFERENCES!

REMEMBER – AS “BELIEVERS IN JESUS CHRIST” - We are Ambassadors for Christ – see the below verse!

2^nd Corinthians 5:20

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

²⁰ Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.

 

And lastly…

 

We can also “forgive each other” for our mistakes (and sins) which WE ALL HAVE MADE and ACCEPT EACH OTHER – as members of GOD’s family – as brothers and sisters in Christ!

NO ONE IS PERFECT (Only Jesus is perfect and sinless)!

 ALL have sinned - as the below verse reminds us in Romans 3:23 –

See the below verse:

Romans 3:23

King James Version (KJV)

 

²³ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

 

Spiritually speaking - I truly believe that God wants all of His children to love God first, to love each other and to serve God!

All of us have been created to glorify God! We are His workmanship – see the below verse:

Ephesians 2:10

English Standard Version (ESV)

 

¹⁰ For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

 

As the main verse of this message states in Psalm 150:6 – Let EVERYTHING with BREATH – PRAISE THE LORD!

 

Please enjoy the below inspirational song/video (with lyrics) entitled “Alive & Breathing” as sung by Matt Maher featuring Elle Limebear.

 

(I do not own the rights to this song).

 

 (If you can't see the below video: Please scroll down to the end - Under the rectangular box labeled "Home" - please click "View web version". You will automatically be taken to the top of the message - please scroll down to the "end" of the message to view the video. Please press play to enjoy the song/video.)

 

BE BLESSED!