I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; yes, I will praise Him among the multitude. For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those who condemn him. (Psalm 109:30-31)

When God does something great on our behalf, should we keep it to ourselves? I think David’s answer to that question would be a resounding, “No!” Actually, he promised that when his deliverance came, he would not hide it from anyone. To the contrary, he pledged to publicize the fact that it was the Hand of God who saved him from his enemies, to the glory of God and to the shame of his enemies. As he said in another of his psalms, “I will declare Your name to My brethren; in the midst of the assembly I will praise You” (Psalm 22:22).

When God acts on our behalf and renders a result that is clearly His doing, we should proclaim it to everyone we meet — to our family members, to our congregation, to our co-workers and all those God places in our path. First of all, we should do this because it is appropriate to show our appreciation for the Lord’s goodness. It is not possible for us to repay His goodness, but we can advertise it. In fact, part of our duty as His ambassadors in this world is to make His Name famous. As it is written: “Declare His deeds among the peoples, make mention that His name is exalted” (Isaiah 12:4); “I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations” (Psalm 45:17).

From the moment Messiah ascended into the heavens, His disciples have been charged with the mission of being His witnesses; we are to testify of the resurrected Messiah and to declare His Name among the nations. And should it be that He never does anything more for us than what He has already done — the greatest of these being that He has redeemed us from sin and written our names in the Lamb’s Book of Life — should we not proclaim Him to all people? Each day, let us seek the opportunity to praise Him with out mouth and declare that the Lord of Heaven is the One who “stands at the right hand” of those in need, to save them from the power of the enemy.

Blessings and Shalom,  

Bill