Week 3, Tuesday – December 19th
My mouth shall be filled with your praise, shall sing your glory every day.
Psalm 71:8, NAB
When I can’t find the words to pray, I turn to the Psalms. When I am low with hardship, I turn to the Psalms. And when I am bursting with desire to give glory to God, I turn to the Psalms.
In a fallen world riddled with rampant desire to be praised, I must not overlook the deep well of reasons to give praise. The Book of Psalms has long helped me do that. The poetic words inevitably resonate with my heart, no matter the state it is in that day, and soon my mouth is filled with praises of my God. The verses are brimming with all that there is to glorify in Him.
Refuge. Stronghold. ~ I praise the God whom I run to and hunker down with through all turmoil.
Rock. Fortress. ~ I praise the God I stand firm upon. He is unmoved and undefeated through every battle.
Rescuer. Hope. ~ I praise the God who pulls me from the pit and shows me the way to a home in the light of His glory.
Trust. Strength. ~ I praise the God who fulfills His promises and fortifies me with His own Spirit.
In the Incarnation of Jesus, the Son of God departed from glory to dwell amongst us here. How magnificent that even the feeblest utterance of praise from my heart and lips brings Him glory in return. May He fill my mouth with praise through every day and every night that brings me nearer to Christmas.
Carrie In Writing 