A Prayer of Reward and Thanksgiving for God’s Faithfulness
By Kristine Brown
Bible Studying
“The Lord is my power and protect. I belief him with all my coronary heart. He helps me, and my coronary heart is stuffed with pleasure. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.” (Psalm 28:7 NLT)
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Many people will collect round a desk this season to have a good time, give thanks, and revel in our favourite meals. We are going to admire the cooler climate, the autumn harvest, and all it represents in our lives. We are going to spend hours within the kitchen and perhaps even hours touring to see kin. But, there are others who received’t really feel very like celebrating. As an alternative of a desk stuffed with favourite meals, some will see shortage. As an alternative of a gathering of relations, some will see empty chairs. Whereas folks in every single place will rejoice in all God has finished, others could take into consideration what was once and query why a very good God would enable this painful season.
The apostle Paul mentioned, “I do know what it’s to be in want, and I do know what it’s to have a lot. I’ve realized the key of being content material in any and each state of affairs, whether or not nicely fed or hungry, whether or not residing in a lot or in need” (Philippians 4:12). In occasions of need, contentment is difficult to seek out, however I’ve found two issues that deliver contentment again to my coronary heart after I’m not seeing God’s abundance in my circumstances—reward and thanksgiving.
The psalmist David wrote, “The Lord is my power and protect. I belief him with all my coronary heart. He helps me, and my coronary heart is stuffed with pleasure. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.” I flip to this verse after I’m not feeling very like praising and giving thanks. David’s phrases provide an inspiring message about God filling our hearts with pleasure by way of our reward and gratitude. Nonetheless, if we merely take this one verse with out seeing the whole psalm, we are going to miss a robust fact about reward and thanksgiving and its better function in our lives.
David started the psalm with this declaration, “I pray to you, O Lord, my rock. For in case you are silent, I would as nicely hand over and die” (Psalm 28:1). David didn’t method God from a spot of abundance and pleasure. The truth is, he sounded as if he was about prepared to surrender if God didn’t do one thing. He even went on to say in regards to the depraved, “Give them the punishment they so richly deserve.” He revealed his emotions towards those that prospered despite their wrongdoing. However discover what occurred solely two quick verses later. David sang, “Reward the Lord!” He poured out his harm, then nearly immediately shifted to phrases of reward and a track of thanksgiving. Psalm 28 gives hope to us right this moment, each in occasions of a lot and in occasions when hopelessness threatens to steal our pleasure. God is at all times, at all times trustworthy.
The sobering actuality is that you could be be experiencing your individual tough season proper now. You might also be considering it’s simpler to proclaim God’s faithfulness when your persons are wholesome, the chairs are crammed, and there may be meals on the desk. However therein lies the lesson our hearts want, pricey friend-in-the-faith. Reward and thanksgiving are decisions we make. We’ve all loved seasons after we felt God’s blessings showering down on us like refreshing rains of spring, but when these seasons are a distant reminiscence for you, keep in mind this promise. God was trustworthy then; he’s trustworthy now. So, let’s select reward. Let’s select thanksgiving. Like David, I imagine we are going to sense a radical shift in our perspective as we cling to God’s character, no matter our present season.
Let’s Pray:
Expensive God,
We reward you right this moment! Thanks for being the stable Rock we will at all times rely on. You might be trustworthy, and your Phrase is true. Thanks for reminding us of the ability of our reward and gratitude. Your Phrase says you’re our “power and protect.” We’re grateful to your safety over us. Even when our circumstances appear overwhelming, your lovingkindness by no means ends. We thanks for the plentiful seasons, and likewise for being current by way of our difficulties. We all know you’re at all times with us—guiding, comforting, and serving to. We keep in mind days previous whenever you heard our prayers, and we all know your faithfulness by no means adjustments. You might be with us right this moment, identical to you had been then. Fill our hearts with pleasure as we give due to you, God.
In Jesus’ title, we pray, Amen.
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