According to His righteousness

I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. – Psalm 7v17

Sometimes it is hard to praise God. When things have gone all wrong and all we see our troubles and disappointments it can be hard to be a praiser. We try and be faithful in our praise and thanksgiving, but the realities of life can get in the way.

When that happens it does so because we are basing our praise on the wrong foundation. We find it easy to praise God when things are going well, but not when they are going poorly. The problem is that we are limited by our one place in time and space and cannot see how our circumstances play out in the eternal scheme.

There is, however, and way to praise God that is clear and continuing and consistent. David had that mind set when he wrote ‘I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness.’ His praise was not based on his circumstances, but on our sovereign God who always does what is right.

Our problem that is the vast of ocean of time and space we are on one tiny island. All we can see is right here and right now. We can’t comprehend all the rest. Even if we could we would only see it from our own perspective. We are not the best judges of what is best or right.

The reality is that God is right. God is righteous. God always does rightly.

If we ever get to that point we can praise God for His righteousness and we can praise Him for our circumstances because they are part of His righteous plan.

Praise God because He loves us, because He is good, and because He is always right.