"Enter into His gates with Thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting; and HIS truth endureth to all generations." Psalms 100:3 & 4.
These verses came to mind when I was thinking of this week of Thanksgiving. Usually the first things that we think of, that we are thankful for, are material things. No doubt, we are all thankful for our homes, food, clothes, etc. But what about the spritirual blessings from the Lord? Ephesians 1:3 says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ." The fifth verse of Psalm 100 listed above gives us a list of some of those spiritual blessings.
First, we can give thanks to the Lord that He is GOOD! "For the LORD is good;" Ps. 100:5. Psalms 107:8 says, "Oh that men would praise the Lord for HIS GOODNESS...". He is good, where we are NOT! "...THERE IS NONE THAT DOETH GOOD, no not one!" Psalm 14:3. "For I know that in me (that is my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing;" Romans 7:18. It is this goodness of God that led us to repentence unto salvation!! "....the GOODNESS OF GOD leadeth thee to repentance?" Romans 2:4. His goodness sought us out with a call of the Spirit to be saved! Because of His Goodness, He has made us His people as only He could! "Know ye that the LORD He is God:it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture." Psalm 100:3. Praise the Lord for HIS GOODNESS and His call to Salvation!
Secondly, we can thank the Lord for His EVERLASTING MERCY! " His mercy is EVERLASTING.." Psalm 100:5. The Lord in His Goodness gave the call to repentance for Salavtion, but on top of that, He made it EVERLASTING! "Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin,.." Exodus 34:7. "Who remembered us in our low estate: FOR HIS MERCY ENDURETH FOREVER!" Psalm 136:23. When His Mercy forgave our transgression and sins, it was FOREVER, and He will remain beside us for eternity! "Let your conversation (life) be without covetousness/ and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will NEVER LEAVE THEE, NOR FORSAKE THEE!" Hebrews 13:5. Thank the Lord that His Mercy endures forever and that He will never leave us on this pilgrim way!
Lastly, we can thank the Lord that His Truth endures to ALL GENERATIONS! "..and His truth endureth to all generations." Ps. 100:5. "Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven." Psalm 119:89. " Thou shalt keep them , O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." Psalm 12:7. The Lord's truth, or Word, is just as good 100 years from now as it is today! We can teach them to our children, as instructed in God's Word, to keep them in the way which they should go. If we have nothing else to give them on the day that we leave this earth to go to our heavenly home, may we leave HIS WORD as our heritage to them! "Thy testimonies have I taken as an HERITAGE FOREVER: for they are the rejoicing my heart. I have inclined mine heart to perform they statutes alway, even unto the end." Psalm 119:111 & 112. "For His merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth forever. Praise Ye the LORD." Psalm 117:2.
This Thanksgiving, let's remember to thank the Lord for all of the spiritual blessings He has bestowed upon us! Praise Him for His Goodness, Everlasting Mercy, and Enduring Truth! "Oh that men would praise the Lord for His Goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men. Let the redeemed of the Lord SAY SO, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy." Psalm 107: 1&2 May the Lord richly bless you and your family this Thanksgiving!
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