The psalmist did not say, “Everyday will God bless me,” even though He does. The psalmist wants to be a blessing to God. One way we can do this is by praising God.
“Everyday will I bless Thee; and I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.” David takes both an everyday view of things and an everlasting view of things. His time was made up of days – not a day would pass without praise. He might write in his diary: “Today I praise God for sending old Barzillai to me with all those generous provisions for me and my men.” Or, “Today I praise God for bringing to naught the counsel of Ahithophel.” Or, “Today I praise God for such a competent general as Joab.” Or, “Today I praise God that Absalom is dead, even though my heart is broken. At least I did not have to sign his death warrant.” Or, “Today I praise God that He put it into my heart to grant that wicked man Shimei a stay of execution.”
David determined to never let a day go by without discovering some way to weigh it down with praise. What a noble ambition for us to emulate – and all because David was looking forward to praising God forever and ever in yonder bright regions of joy. He wanted to be in practice. When he arrived on the golden sands beyond the shining river, he did not want to have to start out in the kindergarten of praise and learn how it was done. He wanted to graduate from earth with high honors in the subject of praise and arrive in heaven able to take his place at once with the worthies on the other shore.
At age 16 Andor Foldes was already a skilled pianist, but he was experiencing a troubled year. In the midst of the young Hungarian’s personal struggles, one of the most renowned pianists of the day came to Budapest. Emil von Sauer was famous not only for his abilities; he was also the last surviving pupil of the great Franz Liszt. Von Sauer requested that Foldes play for him. Foldes obliged with some of the most difficult works of Bach, Beethoven, and Schumann.
When he finished, von Sauer walked over to him and kissed him on the forehead. “My son,” he said, “when I was your age I became a student of Liszt. He kissed me on the forehead after my first lesson, saying, ‘Take good care of this kiss – it comes from Beethoven, who gave it to me after hearing me play.’ I have waited for years to pass on this sacred heritage, but now I feel you deserve it.”
Today, why don’t you kiss God with your praises?
What to do:
✞Remember that praising God is a blessing to Him.
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