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“O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of His praise to be heard” (Psalm 66:8).

Have you enjoyed having the last few Daily Prescriptions taken from the same Psalm? I have enjoyed writing about these grand verses. The principles and applications from this Psalm truly have blessed my life. Speaking of blessings, the Psalmist reminded us about praising and blessing our God. Praising the Lord is a great privilege as well as great responsibility. A good way to check on how you are doing with this is to think back over your own prayers. How much praise is being lifted to the Lord?

For today: Let’s ask the Lord to help us to be people of praise today because He is awesome!

“Come and see the works of God: He is terrible” Psalm 66:5).

It is interesting to me that the King James Version of the Bible uses the word “terrible” for the word “awesome.” The actual Hebrew word is yare which means, “To be feared, to be held in awe, to be worthy of reverence.” Apparently in 1611 the word “terrible” described this. Though our word has dramatically changed, I pray that our attitude has not! When we think of the works of our Lord, He is awesome in every sense of the word. He is worthy of our reverence and worship.

For today: May your life be filled with joy today as you think about your awesome Lord and His amazing works.

“All the earth shall worship Thee, and shall sing unto Thee; they shall sing to Thy name” (Psalm 66:4).

As I mentioned yesterday, for the next couple of days we will be in Psalm 66 for our Daily Prescriptions. What a privilege you and I still have in the United States! We have the privilege of assembling in local churches to worship the Lord. In the moments just before the service begins, it is a glorious thought to remember that believers all over the entire world are gathering together to worship. Some glorious day, worship will indeed be worldwide at one time, in one place. But for now, may my worship of Him be glorious today.

For today: Lord, in church today, may I sing your praises and really worship you. It is all about You, Lord!

“Make a joyful noise unto God all ye lands” (Psalm 66:1).

The next several days our Daily Prescriptions will come from Psalm 66. I hope that you love the Psalms as much as I do. What a blessing and encouragement they are! The Psalmist writes about the worthiness of our God in all His ways. He is worthy of worship on a worldwide scale. This worship is not like the drab, dreary, half-hearted, distracted thinking-about-other-things-that-pop-into-our-minds kind of worship that sometimes happens. He is worthy of the lifting of our voices in glad celebration of His majesty. Our God is awesome; therefore, we must make a joyful noise unto Him today.

For today: If you know the Lord as your Savior, may your worship of Him be sweet today and wonderful tomorrow as you go to church!

“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted…” (Ephesians 4:32).

As I was writing today’s Daily Prescription, my wife Karen, brought me a cup of coffee. She touched my hand and was thoughtful in what she said to me. That little act of kindness really blessed my life today. Come to think of it, many of the acts of kindness that we can show throughout the day do not have to be great big things. Sometimes it is the little thoughtful things we do that result in many blessings. Look around you today. Ask the Lord to help you be a giver of kindness more than a demander of kindness. You never know how much you may bless someone by your little act of kindness.

For today: A little act of kindness extended because the Lord has been so kind to us is precious indeed!