The writer of the book of Hebrews taught that we should continually offer sacrifice of praise to God. In both testaments of the Bible, the issue of praising God is not a take-it-or-leave-it proposition. It is elevated to the level of a commandment with the promise of blessing for those who obey, and sanctions for those who fail to comply. In Malachi, God threatened to curse the blessing of the priests who would not give Him the glory. Our focus today is to examine where we can get the stimulus to make the praise of God a major part of our daily life. The passage selected for today’s meditation gives insight to the village life in ancient Israel. Usually young maidens were saddled with the responsibility of drawing water from central wells typically located at the outskirts of the cities. They were always at the mercy of archers who would try to rob them. Moses once delivered the daughters of the Priest of Midian from such marauders. It was such deliverance that Deborah the prophetess asked the people of God to celebrate.

“Those who will grow in the art of praising God must keep account of the acts of God in their lives in particular, and in the whole of creation in general.”

The critical thing for us today is to examine the idea of rehearsing the righteous acts of the Lord. To rehearse is to go over a list of items; it is to repeat something such as a story. Those who will grow in the art of praising God must keep account of the acts of God in their lives in particular, and in the whole of creation in general. In addition, it should be emphasized that it is not enough to praise God for an act only once; otherwise we will not make sense of the idea of rehearsing it. It is perfectly normal to thank God over and again for any given kindness of God in your life, even if they are ten years old or more.