Easter Sunday, April 4: Praise the Lord
April 4th, 2010 :: 1am
Posted in Devotions, by Jane Dixon
Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His acts of power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Praise Him with the sounding of trumpet, praise Him with the harp and lyre, praise Him with the tambourine and dancing, praise Him with the strings and flute, praise Him with the clash of cymbals, praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Psalm 150
Halleluiah! On a day such as this, again the Lord has proven his infinite wisdom to me. At first, I was worried about writing a devotional for Easter, of all days. But the answer was where it always should be, in the Word of God. I can’t say it any better than Psalm 150. Today, you should praise the Lord with all your heart, all your soul, and all your might, with all the uninhibited and unadulterated strength you can muster. This is the day that the Lord has made and we should ALL rejoice in it! If you’ve ever thought about saying, “Amen!” or “Halleluiah!” in the middle of a church service, this is the day!
Today, it is important to thank God, but I think it is more important to believe in His resurrection. It is unfathomable to understand the intense belief Mary, the disciples, or the two men on their way to Emmaus experienced when they realized Jesus had risen and conquered death…for all of us! I know I often fall into the trap the disciple Thomas did in John 20:24-29, and get weak in my belief of Jesus’ resurrection. I want to see the nail marks in His hands, and put my hand in His side in order to believe. I want concrete evidence. Even when I’ve already received so many concrete answers, and many wonderful blessings. Jesus tells us that, “…blessed are those that have not seen and yet have believed.” Another answer from the Word of God! I believe! Praise God! Halleluiah!
So today, on Easter Sunday, believe! Praise God with all your might! Jesus has risen and conquered death for you and me. Let all God’s people say, “HALLELUIAH!”
Wonderful and magnificent God, what a great day this is, that you have made. We rejoice in Your name, we celebrate Your Son Jesus. Praise the Lord! Halleluiah! Halleluiah! Amen!
Rusty Smith





