| Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name. |
| —Psalm 97:12 |
When given a new task, people often approach such a task in one of two ways:
- They ponder for a moment and wonder how to begin? Or …
- They jumps right in and begin some activity, in the hope that they have chosen the right action to complete the given task?
In either case—whether relying on someone to tell us what to do, or having an innate sense of just starting somewhere—every task has a beginning. This is also very true of our walk with God. We can study God’s written Word, the Bible, and find some “first steps” that we can confidently take. Or, we can also just start moving forward, knowing that the Holy Spirit will nudge us to keep us on the right pathway until we complete our assigned spiritual task.
The Psalms repeatedly offer the following words of advice to those who would follow the pathway God has laid out before them. One example is found in Psalm 97:12:
Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.
This is most excellent advice. As we approach this new day, let’s begin with praise to God. Let’s rejoice that we belong to Him. Let’s also determine, throughout the day, to continually offer praise to God’s holy and precious name.
Based on a blog originally posted on Monday, November 26, 2018
