Psalm 63:4-5 “I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods, with singing lips my mouth will praise you.”
I have diligently been looking through the Bible for a time-frame on worship, but I can’t seem to find one. Rather what I find is that praise is to continually be on our lips. Our praise is not to be limited to the good times, but in times of sorrow and trouble as well. He desires our praise, not because He can’t live without it, but because of who He is. He wants our
thanksgiving and praise to echo from every fiber of our being as we honor His holy name. Sunday morning praise is wonderful as many voices raise as one, but our private praise in the quietness of the day is just as precious to our God. Our daily praise only whets our appetite for corporate worship with other believers, and quenches the longing in our souls as we do what we were made to do, praise our Creator.
Terri Pettyjohn is a regular contributor to ExperiencingWorship.com Her devotionals and Women in Worship articles are a favorite of many of our users as she seeks to touch the hearts of others through her writing. Terri currently lives in Farmington, NM where she is pursuing a career in free-lance writing. She is an attender of Pinon Hills Community Church and volunteers on a regular basis in the Worship Arts Ministry. When she is not busy there she is investing in the lives of her grandchildren and others.