"I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth."
Psalm 34:1 NKJV
Praise opens doors; it stops Satan in his tracks and it gets God's attention: 'The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles' v17. Notice the small word with a big reward 'all.' Jesus is so committed to us that He just longs for us to praise Him - just check out Paul and Silas in a stinking dungeon and locked in stocks (Acts 16;25-34). Instead of moaning about their situation and feeling sorry for themselves, they were praising Jesus and the other prisoners were listening and suddenly, there was a great earthquake and the doors to cells were opened and chains fell off all of them. There are many other examples in the bible of the power of praise.
Let us be honest, when the chips are down and everything around us seems to be going pear-shaped, the last thing we want to do is offer God praise. However, that is the right time to do this. This is why we see in Hebrews: 'Therefore by Him, let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name' (Hebrews 13:15). Notice the word 'Sacrifice.' At times, it is a complete sacrifice to praise God; every part of us fights this but, as we push through and praise, the release comes and we know God has heard our pleas.
This is why David wrote: "I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth" our text for today. David uses the word 'continually,' which means that, praise should be a regular part of our walk with God, not just when things are really good and we're flying with joy because of what God has blessed us with, but, when we can't feel Him around and we are scared of what may happen because of just one thing in a long-line of trouble. Who can fix this? God the builder can, so start praising Him.
Just today, your world may feel like it is falling apart because of the many things that are coming your way. Take a little time out and just praise Jesus - not for what is happening to you, but, - for the reason that God can change what is happening to you, because He can. Just let the praise come out of your mouth. It doesn't have to be loud, it may just be a whisper, your choice. It doesn't matter, God will hear you and remember, He can deliver you out of all your troubles.
If you are not born again and want to be, here I’ll below is a prayer of salvation:
'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.
In Jesus' Name. Amen'
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