Press the arrow to listen to Chris Quilala of Jesus Culture sing “I Exalt Thee” as you read today’s devotion about praising in dark places.

Scripture
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!
Awake, my glory!
Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the nations.
For Your lovingkindness is great to the heavens
And Your truth to the clouds.
Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth. Psalm 57:7-11

Observation
A musty cave is not a place to get a view of the bright sky. But it was in a dank hole in the ground that David, the proto-king, saw God clearly.

David saw God best because the beautiful word “steadfast”. David was living in a dripping cavern because his life was anything but steadfast. Though his circumstances were whirling, he made a choice that his heart did not have to be that way. He would sing about the God of heaven even if he could not see him.

Application
There is a song to be sung in dark places that can punch a hole through walls of stone to give us a panoramic view of God. The resolve to sing about the heavens, even if we cannot see them, makes all the difference. It is time to pull my song out of the rubble and sing.

Prayer
Father, be exalted above all the heavens and let your glory be above all the earth. Amen.