Day 191

Psalm 107, 111-114. “Praise God”

         How might God describe how you praise Him?  Maybe God says, “Well, she praises Me every Sunday morning, and not much beyond that.”  Or, “He praises Me in the songs he sings, and that’s about it.  Well, come to think of it, he really doesn’t even do that, because the words coming out of his mouth are not the words he really means or wants to say.  What he is really wanting to sing is ‘My life is for me Lord…’ or, ‘I surrender some, some to Jesus I surrender,’ or, ‘I stand amazed at my presence…’”
         Haven’t there been times in your life when you have praised God because you were better off than someone else, or you finally felt like God was agreeing with your plan? 
         Sometimes our worship to God becomes something centered around us and not Him. 
         As per our week’s theme of praise, today’s psalms don’t disappoint, especially Psalm 113 which tries to describe God while it admits that it cannot adequately describe God. It discusses some of what God does while it exhorts us to praise Him. It opens and closes with “Hallelujah. Praise Jehovah, Yahweh.” May we do so today.

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?