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I am so grateful for what we have learned from Psalms.  Each chapter digs in to the heart of what God is doing in our lives.  It leads us to see that God is worthy and we need Him.  That is the reality.  


Psalm 100  NLT  

Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! 2  Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. 3 Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his.  We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.


Lift these truths from that chapter … God made us and we are His.  God is good.  His love and faithfulness endure forever


The overflow of our prayers and our walk with God should lead us to be thankful as this Psalm encouraged, and it seems that every this we do should be done “with thanks”. 


Hebrews 12:28  NLT  

Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.


Worshipping what is right with God and not what is wrong with us will lead us to be thankful, to live with thanks and so much more.  This chapter also reminds me of how we can pray.


Begin this week praying, thanking God for who He is.  Let Him know how you will respond to Him and be ready to share with those around you.  Pray these points from Psalm 100.


1.  I Praise You, God 

2.  I Will Continue Serve You with Gladness

3.  I Want to know You, God

4.  I Give You thanks

5.  I Recognize Your Character, You are good and You are merciful


May we truly be thankful as we move toward thanksgiving this week.


Psalm 105:1  NLT  

Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.

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