Unending Celebration

Psalm 150 is literally just a list of why we should praise God. The thing that immediately grabs my attention is that all the reasons we have to celebrate are not dependent on us and our circumstances. This is so counter-cultural because most of our reasons to celebrate are based around milestones or successes like birthdays, a new job, a new member of the family - and while those things are great to celebrate, they don’t form the foundation of why we are to celebrate and have joyful thanksgiving around our lives. A Christian’s celebration is supposed to be consistent and not based around good or bad events. 

As Christians, the more we celebrate, the more we praise and thank our God, the greater our joy becomes. Especially in the Covid era, we can so easily forget to celebrate because of the craziness and chaos around our lives but God’s word says that regardless of circumstance and situation we are to praise God for His greatness, power and work in our lives. If the joy of the Lord is our strength, we become stronger in faith, more resilient as people when we celebrate more. You might have someone in your life who’s always upbeat and always thankful and you wonder how they can be that way. Celebration is not a feeling, it’s not a moment and it’s not only for the good times - if you can start to incorporate the celebration of your Saviour into your daily life, your whole countenance will change. You’ll light up rooms, you’ll be resilient in bad times, you’ll have greater vision for the future and you’ll please God. Celebration defeats victimhood, celebration defeats worry, celebration defeats hopelessness. 

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord (Psalm 150:6). Today, start to praise God and celebrate His goodness no matter the situation you face and watch as your faith and your whole life start to go to new levels. 

Pray With Me:

God, You are good, You are powerful and You have done amazing things in my life. I celebrate You saving my soul, I celebrate You having a place for me in heaven and I celebrate Your Spirit being with me today. I’m so thankful for all You’ve done for me. I praise You. 

Written by Chris Ensbey, Pastoral Director, Citipointe Church Brisbane