Praise the Lord
I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart. I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. – Psalms 9:1-2
Have you ever had a day of low energy? Maybe you were lacking inspiration or motivation? Maybe you didn’t get enough sleep the night before or there was no time to eat a healthy breakfast before you were off and running? There are many things that can contribute to the times when you feel less than enthused about life. Chances are, if you are anything like me, you have those kinds of days more often than you care to admit.
There are many days when I get up that I have to stir myself up and remind myself that God has a good plan for today and as I walk it out with Him, it is going to be a blessed and fulfilling day. In fact, most day that I open my eyes, I need to be encouraged that there is a purpose and plan for my life, and I get to honor God today with all that I say and do.
Today’s key verses are a great way to step into God’s supply of strength and grace each day. By speaking these scriptures and making the conscience decision to praise and bless the Lord, praising God will help you remember His goodness in your life and turn your low energy, self focused day into a powerhouse of blessing others!
The first line of Psalms chapter 9 says that I will bless the Lord with my whole heart. As I consider that statement, I have to ask myself: “Do I?” “Do I ever praise the Lord with my whole, entire heart?” Do I know how to pour out praise to the point that I empty my heart? The very next line says that if I do praise the Lord with my whole heart, it will be evident in the ways I tell His marvelous works and joy will show up in my life and on my face.
I have to admit that if I began my day by intentionally praising the Lord with my whole heart, that it would totally change my perspective and make me glad and enjoy the day He has planned for me. And why wouldn’t I? It is the reason my world exist.
I want that for you also. I would love to see all of God’s people praising Him with their whole heart and rejoicing in His marvelous works and then to go out into the world around you, telling the testimonies of His goodness in your life every day that you are given breath.
So, today and every day I want to encourage you to praise the Lord! Not just a little bit, but with your whole heart. Each morning when you wake up, purposefully take time to praise Him and remind yourself of the wonderful works He has done in your life. Then, praise Him for the awesome things He has planned for you today. Rejoice in His love and goodness until His empowering grace rises up inside of you. Don’t let anything or any attitude get in the way of pouring out your praise to Him. When you empty yourself before Him, He will fill you up with everything you need to get your mission accomplished!
Today’s scripture reading: Psalms 9
1 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
3 When my enemies turn back, They shall fall and perish at Your presence.
4 For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
5 You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished.
7 But the Lord shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment.
8 He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.
9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble.
10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people.
12 When He avenges blood, He remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the humble.
13 Have mercy on me, O Lord! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,
14 That I may tell of all Your praise In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in Your salvation.
15 The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
16 The Lord is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Selah
17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.
19 Arise, O Lord, Do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Your sight.
20 Put them in fear, O Lord, That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah
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