2 Corinthians 4:15 and Psalm 150
15 For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
Let All Things Praise the Lord
150 Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament!
2 Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!
3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp!
4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
5 Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Context
- How does the spreading of grace cause ‘thanksgiving to abound’ in Corinthians? (2 Corinthians 1:11, 4:15, 9:10-15)
Reflection
- How are praise and thanksgiving different, similar? (Psalm 7:17, 69:30, 100:3, 145:5)
- What ‘mighty acts’ of God are you thankful for? (1 Chronicles 16:8, Psalm 36:7, 107:31, 145:4, Jeremiah 31:3, Romans 5:8)
- What ‘excellent greatness’ attributes of God can we praise Him for? (Deuteronomy 32:4, Psalm 7:17, 63:3, 86:15, 103:8, 145:1-3, 8, 9)
- Why so many instruments of praise? (Exodus 15:20, Ezra 3:10, Nehemiah 12:27, Psalm 9:1, 2, 149:3)
- Why should ‘everything that has breath’ praise the Lord? (2 Thessalonians 1:3, 5:18, Philippians 1:3, Revelation 5:13)
Thanks-Praising Time
- What ‘attributes’ can you praise & thank God for? (Psalm 18:1, 2, 30, 103:1, 2, 143:8, Romans 8:28, 2 Timothy 1:9, 1 John 3:1)