Use The Power Of Praise - All The Word for Today Daily Devotionals for 2025

‘His praise shall continually be in my mouth.' Psalm 34:1 KJV

You can praise God too little, but you can never praise Him too much. David writes, ‘From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised.' (Psalm 113:3 KJV)

‘Seven times a day I praise You. (Psalm 119:164 NIV)

‘His praise shall continually be in my mouth.' (Psalm 34:1 KJV) When you are overwhelmed by circumstances, the last thing you feel like doing is praising God. But it's the first thing you should do, because praise gets your attention off yourself and onto God's miraculous power.

Jehoshaphat faced an army he had no hope of defeating. But when he started to praise God, his enemies destroyed each other while he looked on in amazement. When Paul and Silas praised God in prison, their chains broke and the doors opened. It's normal to focus on the problem and forget to praise God, but praise solves problems. Peter writes: ‘The tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.' (1 Peter 1:7 ESV) Start to acknowledge the power of praise and choose to exalt God regardless of how you feel. Praise brings you into God's presence and positions you for His favour and blessing.

You say, ‘But I don't understand how praise works.' Think about it like this: you don't have to understand aerodynamics in order to fly. You just get on the plane and the pilot takes you where you need to go. It's the same when you praise God—just do it and you'll get results.

SoulFood: Exo 16-18, Matt 6:19-34, Ps 74:1-11, Pro 2:6