July 27
2 Chronicles 19:1-20:37; Romans 10:14-11:12; Psalm 21:1-13; Proverbs 20:4-6
If my kids ask me if it is time to go to bed my answer is almost always yes. There is never a bad time for kids to go to bed.
The same is true of praising God. There is never a wrong time to praise him. Jehoshaphat leads the nation in praising God for the victory he was going to bring before it even happened. He was able to praise God for something that was yet to come and seemed uncertain. He stopped to praise God because he knew that God would be faithful. After the victory had been secured, Jehoshaphat returned to Jerusalem and again led the nation in praise. He praised before the battle and after. They praised God for what he had done and what he had yet to do. This dual focus of praise, the future and the past, gives us fuel to always praise him. When the present seems painful and praise is hard, we can praise for what God has already done and what he will still do.
David reflects this same posture in Psalm 21. He praises God for what he has done in the past in verses 1-7 and praises God for what he will do in the future in verses 8-13. This template of praise should be reflected in our lives, as we praise God for the infinite ways he is worthy of praise.
God, my Father, thank you that you are always worthy of praise. Help me to not just praise you when I feel like it but to praise you continually because you are worthy. Thank you for your continual grace in my life. Thank you for all the ways you have worked in my life and thank you for all of the ways you will continue to do so. Amen.
Question: What are some things God has done in your past for which you can praise him? What can you praise God for what he will do in the future?
If my kids ask me if it is time to go to bed my answer is almost always yes. There is never a bad time for kids to go to bed.
The same is true of praising God. There is never a wrong time to praise him. Jehoshaphat leads the nation in praising God for the victory he was going to bring before it even happened. He was able to praise God for something that was yet to come and seemed uncertain. He stopped to praise God because he knew that God would be faithful. After the victory had been secured, Jehoshaphat returned to Jerusalem and again led the nation in praise. He praised before the battle and after. They praised God for what he had done and what he had yet to do. This dual focus of praise, the future and the past, gives us fuel to always praise him. When the present seems painful and praise is hard, we can praise for what God has already done and what he will still do.
David reflects this same posture in Psalm 21. He praises God for what he has done in the past in verses 1-7 and praises God for what he will do in the future in verses 8-13. This template of praise should be reflected in our lives, as we praise God for the infinite ways he is worthy of praise.
God, my Father, thank you that you are always worthy of praise. Help me to not just praise you when I feel like it but to praise you continually because you are worthy. Thank you for your continual grace in my life. Thank you for all the ways you have worked in my life and thank you for all of the ways you will continue to do so. Amen.
Question: What are some things God has done in your past for which you can praise him? What can you praise God for what he will do in the future?
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