Be Thankful for God
1 Chronicles 16:23-24 Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
proclaim His salvation day after day. 24 Declare His glory among the nations,
His marvelous deeds among all peoples.
DAVID and the Levite priests have established the ark of
God in Jerusalem. Now it is time to celebrate! The words of verses 1 Chronicles
16:8 to 36 are also found in Psalms 96, 105 and 106. They proclaim praise and
thanksgiving to the great power and l.ove of God.
Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known
among the nations what He has done. (Psalms 105:1)
Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His love endures forever. (Psalms 106:1)
One of David’s great gifts was to form words into
emotional poetry of praise, thanksgiving and celebration. David is repeatedly
purposeful to call on the love in his heart to proclaim God’s enduring love.
Thankfully,
the celebration didn’t stop on that day. David gave to a priest named Asaph the
responsibility of continuing the celebration. Asaph was a gifted lyricist and
musician, too. Twelve Psalms are to his credit. (50, 73-83). They, too, ring
with praise, worship and thankfulness for God’s great and glorious work.
On this
Thanksgiving Day and on each day, I hope and pray that as people ask you, “What
causes you to be thankful?” that you will respond with, “I am thankful for my
God, who loves me, for Jesus, who saves me and the Holy Spirit, who lives in
me.” Declare to God, to your family, to
your friends and to your church, “My God saves. Praise His holy name!” Begin a
celebration of thanksgiving, and may it endure forever.
LIFE Link: Thank God.
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