4 And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
Don't get me wrong. By and large, Lord-praising Christians are fine neighbors as long as they modulate the volume on the praise stations. They can typically be reasoned with in whatever disputes may come up, although not always in a Christ-like way. No one is perfect obviously, but some make a better effort than others.
Isaiah doesn't just prescribe praise acclamation, but also:
- calling upon his name (prayer, I'm thinking),
- sharing Christ's doings with others (telling parables and Jesus-doings that you hopefully know?), and
- mentioning that the Lord is higher than we are (which requires us not to judge or poo-poo God's actions as if we have a superior morality).
Jesus is indeed great and praising him is justified. Let's all take the further step of acknowledging that He is better than we are and that we are becoming his disciples, not just enjoying Christianized rock shows.
