A Panoply of Praise

On Sunday, I preached Psalm 148 at my home church – Grace Community Church. We had a wonderful time looking at the various categories of creation and imagined how they fulfill their purpose of worshiping God.

We used our imagination a bit as we wondered what those sounds of worship might sound like to God as He sits on His throne and hears animals like frogs and whales and monkeys and rhinos sing to Him. What must it be like to be in heaven and hear the billions of stars, a plethora of planets, comets, asteroids and galaxies worshiping God?

If you consider that everything was created to worship Him, you conclude that God loves variety in worship. He loves different sounds, voices, noises, etc. He loves an array – a panoply – of praise.

I discovered a great illustration of this from Pastor Louie Giglio from the 2011 Desiring God Conference where he preached a message entitled “The Global God Who Gives the Great Commission.” In it, he used some modern technology and some imagination for how some of creation must sound to God as they are worshiping. It’s about 15 minutes long but will be one of the best investments of time you will make all year. Enjoy!

If you are interested in listening or watching the whole message, you can do it here.