Psalm 150:6 says, "Let everything that has breath praise the LORD." If you are reading this, you are certainly alive and, therefore, qualified to praise God! How do we praise God? Psalm 47:6 says, "Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!"

Singing praises is to be done our entire lives, as explained in Psalm 104:33. "I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being." Instruments are also used to praise God, as is described in Psalm 150:3-5.

Human beings have the ability to recognize God and they should do it, but they don't. Why not? Romans 1:18-26 explains why. In verse 21 it says, "Although they knew God, they didn't glorify Him as God, nor were thankful..." Verse 26 points out, "For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions."

Simply, mankind is in the position it is in because we would not praise Him. Psalm 150:6 begins with "Let..." God has given "everyone that has breath" the ability. That's us!

Most of us have an opportunity to follow these commands during the weekly song service on the Sabbath, and some are blessed enough to have a local church choir and/or instrumental ensemble. There are even greater opportunities for praising God through music at the Feast. The benefits of doing so far outweigh the investment of time, especially considering that since baptism, our time is not our own anyway. Certainly God does honor us by allowing us to be involved and to serve Him by way of musical praise.