Give Thanks to the Lord
The second time King David tried to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, he was successful, because he followed God's instructions. He was so glad that he was able to accomplish this task that he appointed all of the leaders of worship to carry out their roles continually with music, song, and sacrifices. He even wrote a song for the occasion. (I Chronicles 16:8,9) He began by giving some specific ways to show our thanks and worship to God.
We are commanded throughout the Bible to give thanks to the Lord. All we have, and all we are is because of His power and grace toward us. We owe Him much thanks. When we call upon Him, we show how much He means to us and how much we need Him. If we fail to call on Him, we must think we can do things ourselves, which is false. Then, when we tell others His deeds, it is a way of showing our thanks and our awe at His power, wisdom, and love for us.
When we sing in worship, we should sing to Him with all of our heart, so He sees how much we love Him, and we are grateful for Him. We should sing praises to Him, for all of His perfection. He is perfect in every way. Then, we can speak of all of His wonders, even more, because we are reminded of how great He is, when we take time to praise Him. I hope we can all grasp the need to give thanks to the Lord in meaningful worship on a regular basis.
Tomorrow, I intend to read I Chronicles 17-19.
We are commanded throughout the Bible to give thanks to the Lord. All we have, and all we are is because of His power and grace toward us. We owe Him much thanks. When we call upon Him, we show how much He means to us and how much we need Him. If we fail to call on Him, we must think we can do things ourselves, which is false. Then, when we tell others His deeds, it is a way of showing our thanks and our awe at His power, wisdom, and love for us.
When we sing in worship, we should sing to Him with all of our heart, so He sees how much we love Him, and we are grateful for Him. We should sing praises to Him, for all of His perfection. He is perfect in every way. Then, we can speak of all of His wonders, even more, because we are reminded of how great He is, when we take time to praise Him. I hope we can all grasp the need to give thanks to the Lord in meaningful worship on a regular basis.
Tomorrow, I intend to read I Chronicles 17-19.