It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
2 To declare Your loving kindness in the morning,
And Your faithfulness every night,
3 On an instrument of ten strings,
On the lute,
And on the harp,
With harmonious sound.
4 For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work;
I will triumph in the works of Your hands.
5 O Lord, how great are Your works!
Your thoughts are very deep.
6 A senseless man does not know,
Nor does a fool understand this.
7 When the wicked spring up like grass,
And when all the workers of iniquity flourish,
It is that they may be destroyed forever.
Your thoughts are very deep.
6 A senseless man does not know,
Nor does a fool understand this.
7 When the wicked spring up like grass,
And when all the workers of iniquity flourish,
It is that they may be destroyed forever.
8 But You, Lord, are on high forevermore.
"It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O most High," verse 1 says. Until we begin to count our blessings and find everything to be thankful for, our God cannot work in our situations. Have the grateful heart our Lord asks us to have. We must humble ourselves and step back to find His goodness in all matters in our lives. The bible tells us how to act, think, and walk to be blessed. It has a life designed for us to receive blessings and our inheritance. God asks, that we give up our earthly lives to find this extraordinary life He has already ordained for us. So joy, love, excitement, and grace must be moving from our person to Him and the next man to receive His manifesting love. God is here for us, but are we there for Him? He's loving and faithful everyday verse 2 says. God asks us to imitate Him. If the fruits of His spirit are not operating in us, He has no reason to draw near to us. "For you, Lord, have made me glad through your work; I will triumph in the works of your hands," verse 4 exclaims. God says, if He be for us, who can come against us? God has our whole world in His hands, so if we want it, we need to begin pleasing Him, instead of ourselves and Man. Verse 5-6 says "O Lord, how great are your works! Your thoughts are very deep. A senseless man does not know, nor does a fool understand this." However, if we continue to think we're more than what we are, and let man and material possessions determine our success, we distance ourselves from God's love and our eternal inheritance. Verse 7 says " . . . when the wicked spring up like grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is that they may be destroyed forever." If we're not building our lives and dreams on God's word and plan for our lives beware. God is not mocked, whatever we sow we will reap. Find His joy.
(Isaiah 29:19) "The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord, And the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel."
Blessings to all who finds joy in our Lord,
Vincent Young, Christian Analyst.
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