Your Own Tune

I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. — Psalm 69:30

When was the last time you sang praises to God outside a church or devotional service? Why not open up the Psalms and find several verses that reflect your own praise and thanks to God and give them a tune — your own tune! God doesn't care if your spiritual gift is music or not; he's just listening for your heart to be full of joy as you share your praise and thanksgiving with him.

Long Shadows

Psalm 100:5
For the Lord is good  and his love endures forever;
 his faithfulness  continues through all generations.

A treasure to be shared

2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this treasure in jars of clay  to show that this all-surpassing power is from God  and not from us.

Blessings of God

Be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. — 1 Samuel 12:24

God is awesome and mighty. He can do anything he chooses to do. So isn't it amazing of all the things he could do, he chooses to do one thing especially well: God blesses us! God blesses us with material blessing, he blesses us with spiritual blessings, he blesses us with big things, he blesses us with small things, he blesses us with hope, he blesses us beyond pain, he blesses us now, he blesses us in the future, he blesses us...

The Sacrifice of Praise

Hebrews 13:15
Keep your lives free from the love of money  and be content with what you have,  because God has said,
  “Never will I leave you;
 never will I forsake you.”

Thoughts 

. Fear the Lord and you will do everything well. - Shepherd of Hermas

. One of the most fundamental marks of true repentance is a disposition to see our sins as God sees them. - Charles Simeon

[Message No: 7435]