Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. Psalm 33:1 – As I read this psalm, I can’t help but be challenged in my posture of worship. How often am I truly shouting my praise? Not meaning I’m standing in church screaming at the top of my lungs, but is what’s coming from my mouth in worship fueled by joy and love and passion for the Lord? Am I singing Him a new song? Meaning is the praise from my lips just a repeat of last week’s praise or am I acknowledging all He’s done for me this week and this day and that’s fueling my praise. I see also that praise befits the upright, the ones actually living according to how scripture calls us to live. Am I living that way? If not, can I expect my worship to be pleasing to the Lord if sin has my heart all the other times of the week? Like I said at the beginning, the psalm challenges my posture in worship, and I hope it challenges yours as well. For remember who God is and remember what God has done. Not simply what He’s done for you lately, but what He’s done for you since before creation. When such remembrance occurs, I find it hard to give the Lord a lackadaisical worship. I find it hard to give the Lord a repeated, used, worn out praise. I find it hard to come before Him with a heart full of sin, for praise befits the upright. For me, the day is Sunday, and I’m about to join my church in cooperate worship, but even if that’s not about to happen for you, challenge yourself to see how your worship of the Lord can increase today. He is worthy of all the praise you can muster. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2988
Question To Ponder: 1-10, when you worship at church, how joyful and passionate is your worship of the Lord?
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