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By Sidharth Mohandas

In a previous post I had related one of the seven kinds of Hebraic praise. In this post I want to share with you the second one: Yadah.

“I will praise [Hebrew: Yadah] Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvelous works.” [Psalm 9:1]

What does this Hebrew word mean? Yadah means to praise with extended hands. It carries the meaning of giving oneself or surrendering oneself to the Lord as a young child does to it’s dad. “Take me, I’m all yours.”.

Many people want to go to greater heights with the Lord. They want to soar high in the spiritual and want God to work great things through them. But I want you to pay attention to the above verse. It does say, “I will show forth all your marvelous works”. But that required “Yadah” with our whole hearts. Wouldn’t it look funny if a child stretches his hand to his dad and said, “Dad, lift me up.” And when the dad starts doing it, “No! but I want my legs on the ground!” ?

Have you ever tried taming a wild horse? I haven’t, but I have heard that it’s very hard, but then there reaches a point where the horse is said to be “broken”. At this point the horse fully yields to his master.

Are we broken? Are we living yielded lives? Can we lift our hands in sincerity and truth? Next time you lift your hands, think about this. There is a price to pay for God to exalt you. It’s one of the hardest prices I’ve ever known and that price is to say “no” to yourself and say “yes” to God.