Psalm 30:8-12 “I cried to you, LORD. I made supplication to the Lord: ‘What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth? Hear, LORD, and have mercy on me. LORD, be my helper.’ You have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness, to the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!”

If we’re going to plead for God to rescue us so we can praise Him, then we’d better makes sure we mean it! Seriously though, God knows our hearts. He can see through platitudes and empty promises. With any plea to Him that we make on our future behavior, we’d better make sure that our hearts match our words. And, when He turns our mourning into dancing, we’d better make sure that we let others know!

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