“I will praise your name before all my brothers; as my people gather I will praise you in their midst.” Psalms 22:22 TPT
David, like many of us at different times in our lives, knew exactly what it was like to experience the depths of despair when everything seemed against him, and even God didn’t seem to be answering his cries for help! But as the Psalm progresses, we see him reminding himself of how God has delivered His people so many times through the ages, and has taken care of David himself throughout his life….
I Will Praise Your Name
What was David doing? He was, in fact encouraging and strengthening himself in the Lord. (1Samuel 30:6). And later in the Psalm we find him saying categorically to the Lord “I will praise your name before all my brothers; as my people gather I will praise you in their midst.” (Psalm 22:22).
A Definite Choice
So we find that David has made a definite choice here, to turn away from all he had been feeling and to choose to praise His God. In fact he turned it into a testimony of praise as he praised God amongst the people. What a witness to the power of praise and a ‘tool’ that each one of us can utilise in our every day walk and relationship with God. But it doesn’t just ‘happen’! We have to make a definite decision – we have to make the choice of determining in our heart that we WILL praise the Lord.
The Power of Praise
Then, when the enemy comes to trouble us, we can follow David’s example and ‘encourage and strengthen’ ourselves in God; and sing praises to Him and allow the power of praise to lift us up above the challenges that we’re facing.
May your day be filled with PRAISE as you walk step by step with Jesus 🙏❣️