Reflecting God – Embrace Holy Living - WordAction - The Nazarene Publishing House [The Foundry Publishing House] in Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The Global Church of the Nazarene for Sunday, 30 July 2017 "Giving Thanks To God" Jerry Frye - Psalm 100:1-5

Reflecting God – Embrace Holy Living - WordAction - The Nazarene Publishing House [The Foundry Publishing House] in Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The Global Church of the Nazarene for Sunday, 30 July 2017 "Giving Thanks To God"  Jerry Frye - Psalm 100:1-5
Psalm 100:1 (0) A psalm of thanksgiving:

(1) Shout for joy to Adonai, all the earth!

2 Serve Adonai with gladness.

Enter his presence with joyful songs.

3 Be aware that Adonai is God;

it is he who made us; and we are his,

his people, the flock in his pasture.

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,

enter his courtyards with praise;

give thanks to him, and bless his name.

5 For Adonai is good, his grace continues forever,

and his faithfulness lasts through all generations.

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Someone has said, “You glorify God with gratitude.” I would mention their name, but I think they plagiarized the Psalmist! Psalm 100 speaks to a truth I have held for my lifetime. We don’t work up praise. It is the overflow of a grateful heart. The Psalmist simply couldn’t contain himself. Like the poem “Drinking from My Saucer,” the psalmist was so full of praise he was overflowing. It’s almost as if he was responding to the words of Jesus ten centuries later in Luke 19:40, “I tell you, if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
A grateful heart is wonderful, because it keeps life in perspective, but actually expressing thanks seals the deal. I came to a realization one day, several years ago: If God never did another kind thing for me, if my life collapsed all around me causing me to lose all that I have, I am still blessed. I would still thank Him for His goodness. Isn’t that what King David did? He had his bad times. He went through his valleys, but he didn’t stay there. He chose to have an attitude of gratitude to God, and God continued to bless him for it.
Hymn for Today:

"Singing I Go" by Eliza E. Hewitt

1. The trusting heart to Jesus clings,

Nor any ill forbodes,

But at the cross of Calv'ry sings,

Praise God for lifted loads!

Chorus:

Singing I go along life's road,

Praising the Lord, praising the Lord,

Singing I go along life's road,

For Jesus has lifted my load.

2. The passing days bring many cares,

"Fear not," I hear him say,

And when my fears are turned to prayers,

The burdens slip away.

Chorus:

Singing I go along life's road,

Praising the Lord, praising the Lord,

Singing I go along life's road,

For Jesus has lifted my load.

3. He tells me of my Father's love,

And never slumb'ring eye;

My everlasting King above

Will all my needs supply.

Chorus:

Singing I go along life's road,

Praising the Lord, praising the Lord,

Singing I go along life's road,

For Jesus has lifted my load.

4. When to the throne of grace I flee,

I find the promise true,

The mighty arms upholding me

Will bear my burdens too.

Chorus:

Singing I go along life's road,

Praising the Lord, praising the Lord,

Singing I go along life's road,

For Jesus has lifted my load.
Thought for Today:

Through him, therefore, let us offer God a sacrifice of praise continually.[Hebrews 13:15 Leviticus 7:12; 22:29; Psalms 50:14, 23; 107:22; 116:17; 2 Chronicles 29:31] For this is the natural product of lips that acknowledge his name.[Hebrews 13:15].

Please pray:

That many people in Sao Tomo and Principe will come to know Yeshua the Messiah and receive the fullness of the Ruach HaKodesh.
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