Singing A New Song

Psalm 92:1-2 says, "It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night."

I love to break down scripture and just meditate on it. Let it just seep into my being as the Holy Spirit speaks. All scripture is God breathed and beneficial!

Because I am inquisitive, I find myself asking God "why". Not because I am rebellious, but because I truly want to understand the benefits and to really get to know His heart in a greater way.

So why is it that it is good to praise the Lord? Simply put, because He is worthy. Praising God keeps him in the forefront of our minds and keeps Him in his rightful place. It also transitions us from looking within ourselves and causes us to place our focus on him. After all, it never is about us is it?

The psalmist says "Why are you downcast Oh my soul. Put your hope in God for I will yet praise Him". It doesn't matter what is going on that causes our spirits to be downcast. We can choose to praise God. We are to give thanks in ALL situations. We have to stop thinking we even have a choice and command our spirits to rise up in praise to the Most High. A spirit of praise will overcome a downcast spirit. So put on a garment of praise for the spirit of despair!

Singing of His love. Wow. When we start to sing about His love, we just become flooded and over taken by His truth. Singing of His love just puts you in a whole other place - it draws you into the sanctuary of his heart. Singing of His love just causes our adoration to rise. As we sing of His love, we become engulfed in His love. There's nothing like singing of His love in the morning to jump start the day!

And then the night comes and brings an end to the circumstances of the day. Another song arises; one of His faithfulness. It makes you think of bed time prayers doesn't it? As we lay our heads upon our pillows a song of faithfulness flows as we reflect on God's faithfulness throughout the day. Sometimes we lay in bed wrestling with the covers as we wrestle with stresses of life. How different our sleep would be if we would trust God with our issues and simply begin to praise Him for his faithfulness.

There is one other key word that proceeds love in the morning and faithfulness at night. It is the word "proclaim". When we proclaim, we speak forth what we know is true and what we believe by faith. We speak forth what we may not feel and may not see. Proclaiming moves us from the place of doubting to the place of believing.

Sing a new song to the Lord. One of love. One of faithfulness. It's good to praise the Lord!