I read this verse several days ago and its instruction immediately became a burr in my saddle. Extol the Lord at ALL times.
Tag: praise
Mary teaches us that praise should not be reserved for the grand finale.
How we respond to loss – self-inflicted or otherwise – is critical to the outcome of our life.
We cannot afford to get fat and happy and forget our God. We cannot depend upon ourselves because we are utterly unequipped to save from ourselves from sin. Only God can provide what we truly require.
I wonder, have you ever found yourself in a pit? Like Joseph with his brothers, we can be wrongfully cast into deep, dark places by others, but sometimes we find ourselves at the bottom of a cistern of our own accord. Both pit scenarios prove equally impossible to climb out unassisted.
“There I will go to the altar of God – to God – the source of all my joy.” (Psalm 43:4 NIV) We go to the altar when we are happy or when we are sad. When we are whole or in desperate need of…