Psalm 92: It is good

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(1) It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; (2) To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night.

In every season of our lives, its good not to get what you and I want or.. to be happy every day of our lives. But it is good to give praise to God in the ups and downs of life. Its good to sing His praise and dance in His presence. I'm not a Bible scholar but my thinking is that the more we praise, the more we see God for the Most High King He is, and less of the situation we are going through as a barrier.

Verse 2- It is good to declare God's love in those days when the world is as it should be. On days when we feel His abundant love for us, we need to declare it. But on the midnights of our lives, when hope seems so slim, we need to bring the Most High praise too. On night as those, we need to remember what He has done and where He has taken us from. Glance back and look at His faithfulness. And Praise Him.

I'm torn into two- in sin and saddness. In suffering and in my wilderness. But here I must remember to bring praise to the One who deserves it all. And not only praise, but my life, as an offering of surrender.

"I will not ...offer burnt offerings..that costs me nothing" (I Chron. 21:24) Let there be value in our worship tonight. And every night.

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