In many Psalms from the Bible, we are invited to “Praise the Lord.” Because of our background, praising the Lord may be something we are not familiar with. However, today’s Psalm is inviting us to do just that and to sing a new song.
Praise the Lord. Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King. Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp. For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds. (Psalm 149:1-5 NIV)
This Psalm is also inviting us to rejoice in our maker. For various reasons, we may not have been happy with the God who made us or were even aware that He existed. In our addiction we were often challenged to see any value in ourselves let alone think about someone who really cared about us. Perhaps because of something we did, we aroused anger in another who told us that we were worthless human beings. We believed that lie and projected that God and others saw us the same way. This is not what God says about us, or how He sees us. In the above Psalm we read that, “the Lord takes delight in his people.” When we put our hope and trust in the unfailing love of God, we become His precious children and our Heavenly Father rejoices over us.
God planned the time and place for each person’s birth, and He created us for a purpose. God’s plan for us has never changed and recovery is a great time to find out what that plan is. As we choose to daily turn our will and life over to God’s care, we will experience His goodness and mercy filling each day. Our sanity will be restored, and we will sing songs of joy on our beds at night rejoicing in all that God has done for us.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Please give me the gift of Joy that I may praise You from the depths of my being, even with music and dancing. I want to know You more and experience Your delight in the praises I bring You. Amen
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