One of the things David - psalmist, shepherd and king – did best was to remind himself of all that the Lord had done for him. Psalm 30 is an enthusiastic declaration of how wonderfully God saved, healed and redeemed his life. Look at the last two verses with me.
You turned my wailing into dancing;
You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent.
LORD my God, I will praise You forever. Psalm 30:11-12
You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent.
LORD my God, I will praise You forever. Psalm 30:11-12
David remembered what the Lord had done and he used those remembrances to stir his heart to worship and praise. That my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. I was convicted when I read that because all too often my heart is silent. If I do feel moved to worship, I can turn on a cd and while I know that I can genuinely worship the Lord with the help of a recording, I also know it is easy to let the singers on the cd do all the worshipping while I just enjoy the music. To truly worship, I need to think about the Lord and who He is to me. I need to remind my heart of all that He has done for me, and I need to open my mouth and sing His praises. I need to remember all the times He has met me at the point of my need and declare that I know He always will. Worship isn’t a weekly event at a building. It’s something I need to engage in every day because when I do, joy isn’t hard to find. It’s a well springing up inside me, a river of living water.
Abba Father, please help us take the time to focus on You and Your goodness. Please bring to our remembrance all the good things You have done. Help us learn to sing Your praise and not be silent – not just at church, but in our homes and cars, too! Help us engage in true worship. Thank You for giving us a reason to sing. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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