If You Can Breathe—Praise

Besides provisions for what we need to survive, God blesses us with love, forgiveness, salvation, and fellowship through the blood of Jesus, the privilege to stand in His presence, His Word, and fellow believers, to name a few of His blessings. But to be ours, we must receive them.

Although plants and trees don’t have breath, they are part of God’s living creation, and in their way, applaud their Creator on windy or still, sunny, cloudy, or rainy days. Should we not do the same? Jesus once told the Pharisees that the rocks would cry out if the people didn’t recognize and praise Him (Luke 19:37–40). Embrace God’s goodness—shout praises for His greatness. If you have breath, praise the Lord: “Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord” (Psalm 150:6). We have much to be thankful for, even amid these troubling days.