Psalm 92:1, “It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High” When understanding backs up conviction, it delivers an undeniable miracle. When thanking and praising Him is backed without understanding it becomes acts of emotion. Thanking or praising God should not be rooted in emotion because the Bible declares in Psalm 47:7, “For God is the king of all the earth; sing praises with understanding.” Anytime that giving thanks and praise is short of understanding, it will be filled with emotion. It is part of understanding to know when, how and why thanking Him and praising Him will deliver. The Psalmist stated when to thank and give praises to His name. “To declare Your loving kindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night.” (Psalm 92:2) Declaring His loving kindness and His faithfulness is rooted in thanking and praising Him. As mentioned by the Psalmist, let it be consistent in the morning and every night. How to thank and praise Him is not relegated to a particular guideline but Psalm 92:3 does mention it to be: “On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.” (Psalm 92:3) The Psalmist went further by declaring why we should thank and praise Him by stating, “For You, LORD, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands.” (Psalm 92:4) There is no limitation as to the reason for thanking and praising God. We can also be thankful and give Him praise by declaring as did the Psalmist in Psalm 92:5, “O LORD, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep.” Volumes and pages of book will never be enough to identify what thanking and praising God has done or could bring forth. However, the Psalmist brought out some of the effects of thanking and praising in Psalm 92:7, “When the wicked spring up like grass, And when all the workers of iniquity flourish, It is that they may be destroyed forever.” There is no structured pattern for when, how, and why we should render thanks and praises to God, but the written Word of God is for our learning from those who have been there, passed through and are backed by various undeniable testimonies. Spending time to learn and do just like the Word requests will undoubtedly be a blessing. Spending time in the Word of God will give life while spending time in the worlds of this life will not lead to life. Live the Word of God and live outside of the world while still living in the world.

Prayer for today: Father, fill me with the knowledge of your Word in all wisdom and understanding.