At last Thursday’s prayer meeting I was aware that my soul needed to not just present my supplications before the LORD, I needed to cloak those with praise. As I praised my Redeemer, I also became aware that in addition to praise, I needed to thank Him. There is so much for which to be thankful!
So as I searched my Bible for instances of praise, I did a second search for thanksgiving!
Psalm 7:17: I will thank the LORD because he is just.
Psalm 30:12: I will give you thanks forever!
Psalm 56:12: I will … offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help!
Psalm 57:9: I will thank you, LORD, among all the people!
Psalm 69:30: I will honor him with thanksgiving
Psalm 111:1: I will thank the LORD with all my heart.
Psalm 119:7: I will thank you by living as I should!
That last verse stopped me in my tracks. “I will thank you (LORD) by living as I should!”
I realized that my words and my actions (my living), when they line up with the Word of God, are a form of thanksgiving to the LORD who is my Savior and King!
OH LORD, give me the grace and strength to live as I should! AMEN