தியானம் - 2022
Meditation - 2022
"AATHAVAN" August
22
Saturday 2026
"The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence. But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD." — Psalm 115:17-18
We may not know how to pray by lining up many scripture verses, or sometimes when afflictions and problems press upon us, we might find ourselves unable to pray. But God does not look at those things; He knows our hearts. When we praise Him from the depths of our soul, He accepts it as a great prayer request. It is with praise that we enter into His presence.
It is essential for us to praise the LORD our God at all times. Praising is not merely extolling Him, but also offering thanks for all the things He has done for us. Moreover, in the midst of all the work we do in our lives, we can praise Him. If we live in this manner, we will not go down wrong paths.
Today's meditation verse says, "The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence." That is to say, if we live without praising the LORD, we are equivalent to the dead, because this verse tells us that it is the dead who do not praise Him. That is why the Psalmist says:
"Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely." — Psalm 147:1
"The dead" refers to people who are spiritually dead. They neither think of the LORD nor praise Him.
Psalm 136 is a psalm of praise. In that psalm, we can see how the believer remembers and praises God for each of His glorious deeds. We too can practice this in our lives. From the day of our earliest memories, it is necessary that we recall every good and bad event that happened to us and offer praise to God.
"In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." — 1 Thessalonians 5:18
When we reach a higher stage in our spiritual life, praising the LORD becomes as natural as breathing. It is not forced; rather, because our hearts are filled with the love of the LORD, we praise Him instinctively. King David, in this same experience, says:
"I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons." — Psalm 16:7
When we wake up in bed during the night seasons, thoughts of the LORD come to us, and in those moments, we praise Him.
Now, what is the benefit of praising Him like this? The Psalmist says:
"I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies." — Psalm 18:3
That is, when we praise Him, our worldly enemies and our spiritual enemy, the devil, depart from us. The problems surrounding us vanish. Yes, beloved, the walls of Jericho collapsed when the Israelites shouted and praised the LORD.
When Paul and Silas were locked in prison with their feet fastened in the stocks:
"And at midnight Paul
and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And
suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison
were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands
were loosed." — Acts 16:25-26
Yes, beloved:
"Pray without ceasing." (1 Thessalonians 5:17) "Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;" (Colossians 4:2)
We do not need a spiritually dead life that does not praise or thank the LORD.
✍️ Bro. M. Geo Prakash





