RE Verse reading–Psalm 34 (day seven) “O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.” (vs 3) Praise to God is not a choice that should be left to individual choice or mood. Having overcome his own saddness (see 1 Samuel 22) David begins to enlist others to the life-giving privilege of praise. Psalm 34 is a song. A song of evangelism. A song of enlistment. A song sung to his men. Are we compelled in similar fashion? If others do not praise God, do we encourage them to join us? Secular culture treats faith as a matter of privacy. In many ways, some subtle, some not, it argues that believers should be silent and non-intrusive toward people who do not praise God. David disagress. So does Jesus. “true worshippers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth; for such people the Father SEEKS to be His worshippers.” (John 4:23) God seeks people to worship. He extends an invitation. Do we?
