Another Way To Praise

My feet stand on level ground; in the great assembly I will praise the LORD. (Psalm 26:12)

Do you take a stand? Do you speak out to others about God? It's easy to assume that this great assembly about which the psalmist sings is a friendly audience, that they will agree with what the psalmist sings. What I've found is that in any assembly, there are those who agree with me, and those who won't; those who will love me and those who will hate me. Moses and Joshua faced the same thing, so we're in good company. Speaking up when we may be shot down, ridiculed or rejected isn't easy.

What does speaking out about God have to do with praise? It is praise. Listen to someone introduce a speaker. You're likely to hear lists of accomplishments. Praise can be to the one being praised, or about that one. Whether you tell God how great you think He is, or you tell another person, you are still praising. It's nice when our praising God receives an "Amen!" from those around us, but it is still praise even if they say, "Shut up!"

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