Praise!

This is a great verse we could start every day with!

Psalm 63:4

4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.

You know and I know it is easy to praise God when things are going good. The only problem is many folks forget to give Him the praise during these times. It seems as though we only want God when things are bad. Case and point is 9/11. The churches filled up for about a month. Folks were crying out to God which is good to a point. But slowly those who have no root faded out and church went back to the numbers of before 9/11.

Think about David who wrote this Psalm. If he is going to praise God as long as he lives it is a good suggestion for us to do the same. David expirienced many things in his life. For example...King Saul pursuing him to take his life, his son Absalom betraying him, the sin with Bathsheba which resulted having her husband murdered, and many more situations but yet David says I will praise you! For David was a man after God's own heart which is hope for us! Why? Because David made mistakes...big mistakes but he loved God and God's knows our hearts and forgives when we repent. So today no matter where you are in your life....lift those hands to God and give Him some praise for He alone is worthy!!! Praise God for as long as you live for one day if you know Jesus you will give praise for eternity....oh what a day that will be.

Enjoy God today......Tom