Praise Him Everyday!
"Every day I will bless You, and I will
praise Your name forever and ever."
Psalm 145:2
When are we most likely to thank a friend? Usually it is when
they've done something nice for us or helped us in some way.
Now, think of the amount of time that passes when we do not
express our thanks for their friendship. Is there ever a
good
time not to give thanks or to offer praise?
The same could be asked of our thanks and praise to God. We
are quick to praise Him for answers to prayer, deliverance through
a difficult time, or an unexpected blessing. But those don’t happen
every day. Are there reasons to praise God on those less-dramatic
days of life? These psalmists say, Yes! “Every day I will bless
You”
(Psalm 145:2, emphasis added). “His praise shall continually be in
my mouth” (Psalm 34:1). If you can't think of a specific reason to
praise God, there's an example of Psalm 71:6: “By You I have
been upheld from birth. My praise shall be continually of You.”
From the beginning of our days, God sustains
us with grace and mercy—reason for His
praise to be continually on our lips.
"The measure of our spirituality is the amount
of praise and thanksgiving in our prayer."
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
