Monday, February 27, 2012

Praise THE LORD! Be ye Thankful

Here now, we begin anew!
    And so, in gratitude for the opportunity to make mistakes that I may learn, and for the opportunities to try once again...  Praise God! I am Thankful!
    In this post I bring your attention to Psalm 100:1-5

Psalm 100:1  A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all ye lands.
Psalm 100:2  Serve Jehovah with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.
Psalm 100:3  Know ye that Jehovah, he is God: It is he that hath made us, and we are his; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Psalm 100:4  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Give thanks unto him, and bless his name.
Psalm 100:5  For Jehovah is good; his loving kindness endure for ever, And his faithfulness unto all generations.

How many times we get caught in the hustle and bustle of every day life,forgetting that the successes we have are as much a gift of God as the Blessing of a newborn child.
   How should we praise the Lord? How are we to show the Lord our Thankfulness?
We can begin each day with a morning devotional. We can sing his praises everywhere! Always with happiness in our hearts, when we go to worship HIM; let us remember all of the Blessings we have received! Let us remember our friends and loved ones who went off to war and returned home safely! We have been mightily Blessed!
   Let us be Thankful for our Freedom! Let us be Thankful for the sacrifices made by our Beloved Armed Forces!
  We can praise God and be Thankful for EVERYTHING we have ,have done, have the ability to do!
Every single living person has something that they can raise their hands to heaven and say "LORD, I am Thankful!' Let us not forget the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made for us! There is something to be Thankful for! Indeed! Salvation, Life everlasting, absolution of sin... Thank You Jesus!
  
Why...
Why would we Praise and be Thankful to the LORD?
 I will tell you why...  Because HE is GOD, The Creator of EVERYTHING !
HE is Good, Kind, Loving, and he is our Protector.
      The scriptures tell us a lot about GOD, our LORD.
If we truly get involved in studying The BIBLE... we will learn far more reason to sing HIS praise.

Where are we to Praise GOD?
Psalm 34:1  A Psalm of David,  I will bless Jehovah at all times; His praise always shall be in my mouth.
Psalm 34:2  My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah; the humble shall hear and be glad.
Psalm 34:3  O magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt His name together.

We shall Praise GOD ALWAYS , and EVERYWHERE !
We can Praise GOD on our way to work,home or school. Some believe that Church is the only place, but that simply is not so!
We can Praise GOD virtually anywhere imaginable!

We can all Praise GOD and give Thanks to him. 
We may choose different ways, as it is not necessary that we all Praise in the same fashion.
Some will choose ways quite alien to others, but there is no right or wrong so long as Praise be given..
    This is the conclusion of today's message, but before I go I would like to remind my readers that Prayer is a powerful thing. Pray often! Offer Prayers for a healing for a sick friend. Pray for a joyful day or help for the homeless... Pray and give Thanks for all of the Blessings you have received.
    Brightest Blessings to You!
                                                                              Yours in Christ,
                                                                                William Francis 

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