For with our mouths
- How does a tree in the forest sing?
- How can a field shout praise for all that it contains?
- How will the sea roar, including everything within its waves?
- How shall the heavens clap in gladness?
&
- How can we not rejoice in LORD & HIS MAJESTY?
They cannot & We cannot.
We like to complain, and quite honestly, we can be quite eloquent in our work of complaint. However, is that the best work for our tongue to do? The Bible does not proclaim that so; in fact, the Word of God, proclaims quite the opposite about our tongue’s work, reminding us how we are to hold our tongue, bridle them, and even stop them fully. We read how the thoughts we think deep inside our hearts will manifest into words that will pour forth from our mouths. Should we not, then, be more like trees, fields, waters, and the heavens—rejoicing in the LORD GOD, thanking HIM for sending HIS ONLY SON JESUS?
We should & We can.
Let us first pause to see through the psalmist the magnificent way GOD created everything & how GOD determines the length, breath, and width of every single space that exists. The LORD sets the boundaries for the existence of the universe, for the solar system, for the mountaintops, & even for everything that lives and breathes.
“Of old You founded the earth,
(The Psalms 102: 25-27 NAS)
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Even they will perish, but You endure;
And all of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.
But You are the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.”
May we praise the LORD GOD—
- For this is the most-important work we can accomplish—with our mouths.
May we praise the Lord Jesus—with our mouths.
- Through Him we come to know GOD.
“But what does it say?
(The Letter of Paul to the Romans 10: 8-10 NAS)
“THE WORD IS NEAR YOU,
IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART”—
that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,
that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord,
and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead,
you shall be saved;
for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness,
and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.”
The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to those who believe, to the one being saved, the cross is the power & praise of GOD. For the Word of God is transparently clear—
- Jesus was born to die.
- Jesus came to sacrifice Himself for the payment due for our sin.
- Jesus seeks those who remain lost, going after the lost one.
- Jesus desires that all will believe on Him, so that all may be saved to new life.
Jesus will come again to gather all who believe on Him, so they may live forever with Him.
Again, let us see through the psalmist the magnificent way Jesus will come again to receive His church.
“Before the LORD, for He is coming,
(The Psalms 96: 13 NAS)
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
And the peoples in His faithfulness.”
Lift our voices in praise to the LORD.
- Let us shout with our mouths in thanksgiving for what Jesus has already accomplished.
- Believers, we must magnify the Lord Jesus Christ to those we encounter today.
For with our mouths we proclaim the mystery of the Gospel this day & tell the world.
“And,
(The Letter to the Hebrews 1: 10-12 NAS)
You, LORD, IN THE BEGINNING LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH,
AND THE HEAVENS ARE THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;
THEY WILL PERISH, BUT YOU REMAIN,
AND THEY ALL WILL BECOME OLD LIKE A GARMENT,
AND LIKE A MANTLE YOU WILL ROLL THEM UP;
LIKE A GARMENT THEY WILL ALSO BE CHANGED.
BUT YOU ARE THE SAME,
AND YOUR YEARS WILL NOT COME TO AN END.”