“O Give Thanks Unto The Lord
(1)”
SIH’s Think On
These Things: Psa 106:1-2
Ps 106:1-2 (KJV) Praise
ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth]
for ever. Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? [who] can shew forth all his praise?
As we complete our
series on thankfulness to the Lord, I am trusting that we have a better
understanding of what Psa 106:1-2 is teaching us…
“Praise ye the LORD. O give
thanks unto the LORD;…”
As the people of God, we
have the responsibility to both “praise” and “thank” the Lord. What do we mean by these terms?
“Praise” - When the
Bible speaks about “praising” the Lord it is describing our responsibility to make
Him “shine” in the eyes of others. It is
the idea of making the Lord look attractive to others, to point their attention
to Him and to come to a better understanding of Him.
One of the easiest ways
for us to accomplish this is by telling others what He has done for us. When we do this we are not only telling
others about His actions, but we are telling them much about Him as a person…. It
shows others He is gracious, kind, loving, all-powerful, just (the list goes on
and on).
“Thank” - If you
remember from our first devotional in this series we saw that to thank the Lord
involved three ideas… acknowledging our need of Him; we are pointing the
attention to Him; and sending out our message of His goodness to us.
If you notice the idea of thanking Him is very
similar to praising Him and rightfully so.
When we thank the Lord in the way that we should, it will certainly
bring praise to Him. Likewise, one
aspect of praising the Lord is showing our appreciation for all He has done for
us. When we understand this principle,
it is easy to see why the psalmist linked these two ideas together in Psa
106:1-2.
Over this past month we have been keeping our
hearts and minds centered on thoughts of appreciation and gratefulness to the
Lord. Hopefully, throughout the month,
we have been motivated to share with others truths about who He is and what He
has done for us. In doing so, we have
been fulfilling our call to bring offerings of thanksgiving to Him resulting in
Him being praised.
As our devotional series comes to a close over the
next few days… lets continue on with thoughts of thankfulness towards the Lord
and sharing these thoughts with others.
By doing this we will be continuously bring praise and honor to Him who
has done so very much for us.
May the
Lord bless us as we “Think On These Things”.
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