Praise Profit
“I cried out to You, O Lord; And to the Lord I made supplication: “What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth?” Psalms 30:8-9 NKJV Vision fails and dream disappears when the people struggle and fight one another for the praise profit of their selfish life’s engagement. Even if an individual chooses the sane course and refuses to adopt this pit praise strategy, it is extremely difficult for anyone to transform a worthwhile vision into a glorious mission without the help of God. Therefore, the psalmist said “ I cried out to You, O Lord; And to the Lord I made supplication:… ”. While the natural man may see a self-centered benefit in pit praise or the dead dust, David was confident that God is only interested in a praise profit. This gracious understanding sustains the righteous’ trust in the Lord through consistent prayer and perseverance on His promises. And if God’s people can likewise focus on the...