Be Still And Know

Psalm 98.7-9 NLT 'Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! Let the earth and all living things join in. Let the rivers clap their hands in glee! Let the hills sing out their songs of joy before the Lord for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with fairness.' When we think about praising God we will naturally think of people joining together in chapels, churches and cathedrals around the world every Sunday. It’s inspiring to think of millions of people every week sharing in acts of worship. But the psalmist doesn’t want us to think that this is the sum total of worship, because he sees the whole of creation involved in praising God. Nothing is left out! Even the sea joins in. The rivers clap their hands in glee! It is beautiful, poetic language that reminds us that absolutely everything is bound to be part of the chorus of praise, because God is so great. He wants to blast open every attempt that we make to limit the scale and importance of worsh