My Personal God: My Praise
by David Chadwick
God is eternal. He is sovereign and in control of everything in the universe. And he wants to be your friend. He wants you to know him as your trust, your salvation, your refuge, and your hope. He wants to become your personal God.
He also wants each one of us to be able to refer to him as “my praise.”
Do you know God personally? Do you rely on him as your Daddy? Have you placed your trust in him alone? When this becomes your reality, you can’t help but thank him. You begin to recognize him for all he has done. To praise his holy name.
Every good gift comes from God (James 1:17). It really is that simple. Our lives, our homes, our friendships, our family - all of it is a grace gift - from a Daddy who wants to abundantly bless his children.
Once we are able to grasp the immense love that our Father has for us, we begin to know him as “my praise” (Psalm 109:1, 71:6, Jeremiah 17:14). Everything comes from God, and he is worthy of our praise. And everything we accomplish in life is done through his strength (Phil. 4:13). God is forever worthy of our constant praise! His praise will continually flow from my mouth. No complaining, just praise!
Do you praise God continually? Do you acknowledge him at the beginning, end, and throughout each day of your life? You should! Today, begin to offer your praise to him: “Daddy, you are so good! Everything I have is from you. Everything! I am blessed, favored, and filled with your spirit. I am saved in Jesus’s name - the greatest blessing of all! I will praise your name forever!”
As you learn to praise God without ceasing, you will begin to know him more and more intimately and will cry out to him as “my praise!”