I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased. (Psalm 138:1-3)(ESV)
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that this posting finds you and your family well. As we gather with family and friends for the holidays, we need to realize how precious our time with them is, and we need to be thankful for our families and the other ways that God has blessed our lives.
When I think of God's steadfast love and His never-ending faithfulness, my heart is filled with praise. Just to think of God's goodness, how He answers when we call on Him and how His presence is always with us, His children, is enough to put you in a worshipful frame of mind.
One of the very first praise choruses that I recall singing as a teenager is "Give Thanks" by Henry Smith. Read the lyrics as you think again about what He's done for you and about what He's sacrificed for you:
One of the very first praise choruses that I recall singing as a teenager is "Give Thanks" by Henry Smith. Read the lyrics as you think again about what He's done for you and about what He's sacrificed for you:
Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son.
Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son.
And now let the weak say "I am strong", let the poor say, "I am rich
because of what the Lord has done for us."
And now let the weak say "I am strong", let the poor say, "I am rich
because of what the Lord has done for us."
Give thanks, give thanks.
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son.
Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son.
And now let the weak say "I am strong", let the poor say, "I am rich
because of what the Lord has done for us."
And now let the weak say "I am strong", let the poor say, "I am rich
because of what the Lord has done for us."
Give thanks, give thanks.
Psalm 107:1(NLT)
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.