- I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel. Psalm 71:22 – After a chapter of calling upon God to remember him when he was weakened, David shifts to tell the Lord that with everything at his disposal he would praise the Lord. With the last three verses of this psalm I imagine David pausing and looking at what is with him right at that moment and saying with such things He would praise this God that never left him. He had a voice, so he’d sing praise. He has lips, so he’d shout for joy. He had a tongue, so he’d talk all day about God’s righteousness. Likely David was holding his harp and thought, oh yeah, I can praise you with this too! I simply love the imagery given here by David. It wasn’t a long list of complicated, expensive, out of reach things that David said he’d praise the Lord with. It was just his voice and whatever was in his hands at that moment. For you, let this psalm remind you to not overcomplicate your praise of the Lord. It doesn’t have to happen only in a sanctuary filled with expensive lights and talented leaders on stage. Praise of the Lord can happen right wherever you are at this moment. Maybe you’re in your chair at home or maybe you’re on the road somewhere, know you can praise God there. And whatever is in your hands right now can be your tool to praise God. Maybe it’s your phone or steering wheel or your little baby. All are wonderful tools just like David’s harp you can praise God with. Everything David had to praise with in this psalm you have. A voice, lips, tongue, and whatever your hands can hold. You also like David have a history of God taking care of you to fuel that praise. So what are you waiting for? Praise the Lord! I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3484
- So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come. Psalms 71:18 – The psalmist understood his purpose. His purpose in life that didn’t lessen just simply because he got older. His purpose was to tell others about God’s might and power. He saw there was a new generation alive and he understood his purpose was to share with them what he knew about God. Hear this today, this means we have a purpose to carry out till the moment we take our last breath and that old age can’t cancel us out from. To tell those who come after us about Jesus and His power over death. Don’t ever then let your enemy convince you that you’re time is finished on being able to do the mission. Speak about, write about, pray about the power of God so that this next generation knows God better than we did. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1134
- My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge. With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone. Psalm 71:15-16 – How true is that statement that God’s wondrous, righteous deeds are beyond any number we can count or measure. Within just our own story there is a vast number of them and in the entirety of creation, immeasurable. What then are we to do with this truth? Tell people! The psalmist speaks of how as he moves forward in life he’s already planning on telling others about the good God has done in his story. He even will go so far to remind others what God has done in their story to point their eyes to God again. His purpose going forward was to make sure people knew how mighty and good God was. This deeply should our heart moving forward. Remind yourself first daily of how good God has been in our story and how we are where we are at only due to His grace. Remind others daily of the same so their focus can be on Jesus as well. Let’s make this day have a bigger purpose than yesterday. Let’s speak well of the immeasurable deeds of God in our story to everyone we can. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2031
