1 It is good to praise the Lord
and make music to your name, O Most High,
2 TO PROCLAIM YOUR LOVE IN THE MORNING
AND YOUR FAITHFULNESS AT NIGHT, Psalm 92
The psalmist urges us to begin our day speaking to God of His Love – then we’ll be more likely to experience it and take His Love with us into our day – and to proclaim His Faithfulness at night. What has the Lord done for us during our day, perhaps small and unusual blessings and sometimes remarkable moments. Jesus healed the ten lepers, but commented that only one came back to give thanks and he was a foreigner. Luke 17 God appreciates our thanks for His many kindnesses and it’s good to bring closure to our day by remembering what He’s done for us. Amen
21 YET I CALL THIS TO MIND (REMIND MYSELF)
AND THEREFORE I HAVE HOPE:
22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for HIS COMPASSIONS NEVER FAIL.
23 THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING; (Hallelujah, God’s mercies are new each and every day)
‘GREAT’ IS YOUR FAITHFULNESS.
24 I say to myself, ‘The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.’ Lamentations 3
Even Jeremiah in the midst of terrible troubles in Jerusalem eventually returned to Praise God for His Compassion and His Faithfulness. Judah was about to be swept into exile and Jeremiah had warned them many times of the coming judgment, but in the midst of all that he begins to praise God for all His Goodness. Only believers serve the God who has revealed Himself as a loving Heavenly Father, who cares for small details in our lives as well as the large. Take some time and praise Him today for both, it will lift your spirits, no matter your situation.
(As an aside we declare the last verses from psalm 92 most days, verses 12-15, because we want these things to be activated in our lives)
May the Lord bless you and keep you today. Immanuel, God is with us.