October 10 2011

Praise Him Together

Reading: Psalm 34:1-3, 1 I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. 2 My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. 3 Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.

What an amazing thing to say, especially since David wrote this Psalm while in the midst of running from Saul when Saul was wanting to kill David. I will praise the Lord “at all times”, “His praise will always be on my lips”. This devotional is not requesting that you say, like David, that you will praise Him always and at all times, although that would be fantastic; it is simply to do that today. If Job, after losing everything that he had including his children, could fall to the ground in worship and say, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.” (Job 1:21), then, the least that we can do today is to praise God all throughout our day.

Take some time and write out your praise to God:






Now that you have written out some good praise and adoration to God, let’s take it a step further and as David said, “Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt His name together.” Let’s choose 3 men with whom we can share our praise to God and ask them what God is doing in their life for which they can give praise.

Who would those 3 men be that you will speak to?

Write out some of their praise so that you can reflect back for encouragement on what God is doing in other men’s lives as well.





End of the Day Review

Were you able to speak to 3 men about your praise to God and take some time to praise Him together, if so, how did it go?


How did this affect your relationship or sense of closeness with God and these men?