Go Tell It on the Mountain

1 Chronicles 16:8
 ⁸ Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
   make known among the nations what he has done.

When everything is well, do you call on the Lord? Do you "go tell it on the mountain"? King David and his men had recovered the ark of God and had placed in a tent. Though he was not the one to build a temple it was still a great moment. David gave thanks. First he gave thanks with the priests in burnt offerings which was customary at that time but then he also gave thanks with a psalm (song).  When we are in trouble we are quick to say woe is me to God but what about when he brings us out? Do we celebrate with God or do we only call on him when things are bad? When favor is poured on us, it is because of God so he ought to be the first one we call on. Even when things are not so good, he ought to be the first one we call on. But then we are to give our testimony. For nothing we go through is for us alone. When we come out of our test, surely there are others going into the test. For our testimony of what God has done is an encouragement for those who do not yet see the glimmer of light. The testimony that we made it out gives proof that weeping doesn't last always.

The next time God brings you out of test and you feel a tug to tell about it, that's the Holy Spirit saying someone needs to hear it.