Wednesday, July 19, 2017

GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD AND PRAISE HIM

Proclamation:
“To Him who alone does great wonders … who by His understanding made the heavens … who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever.”   Psalm 136:4-6 (NIV)

Explanation:
The words of this psalm were written by King David under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God and given to the Levites to sing every day. (1 Chronicles 16:40-42)  The song was designed to show every kind of blessing which The Lord God had given them.  It begins with the work of creation (Psalm 136:5-9) and ends with the provision of food for every creature. (Psalm 136:25)  Each of the twenty-six verses in this psalm ends with the phrase, “…His love endures forever.”

Application:
As the children of Israel were reminded to remember all of the blessings that The Lord God had bestowed upon them, we need to remember all of our blessings.  We need to thank and praise The Lord God for all that He has done for us, for all that He has brought us through, for all that He has kept us from, and for all that He has provided for us.  His love and mercy endures forever.  We take so much for granted, let us not be ungrateful.

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