glorious! Praise our God, O peoples, let the
sound of his praise be heard.”
Psalm 66:2, 8 NIV
Have you ever had
a day when you did not feel like praising God— your flesh just plain tired, your
spirit distraught, circumstances in your life causing you emotional pain? In
spite of your feelings, did you praise God? If you did not, you probably stayed
in that pit of self pity and defeat. I too know that place.
I also know well
the place of praise; the place, where with a heavy heart and my head hung low, I
sing praises to my Father. It begins with my mouth and then somehow filters
down to my heart and before I know it, joy is running through my veins as my
outlook changes from defeat to victory and from tragedy to triumph. I feel sure you know what I mean and that you
too have experienced similar events.
Proclaiming the
excellence of Jehovah God, giving glory, honor, and splendor to His name is the
one thing I have found that drags me out of the pit. The Psalmist says “let the
sound of his praise be heard.” In the
Greek language heard means to listen and obey; understanding and obedience.
Could it be that we are more inclined to obedience during times of praise?
Perhaps the
vocalizing of the glory of God is the key to joy and happiness; to victory
instead of defeat and to living an extraordinary life. Perhaps as we lift an
outward sign of our inward love for our Father, our enemy must flee. I am sure
as we raise our banner of praise in obedience to God’s Word, we receive our
Father’s blessing.
Are you in a pit
today? Is your heart heavy? Would you like to jump in bed, pull the covers over
your head and hide from the world? Instead, listen to the Father as he calls to
you—arise my child. Lift up your head. Sing the glory of His Name.
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