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 rejoice, give thanks, and luxuriate in our favourite meals. We’ll respect the cooler climate, the autumn harvest, and all it represents in our lives. We’ll spend hours within the kitchen and perhaps even hours touring to see family. But, there are others who gained’t really feel very similar to celebrating. As an alternative of a desk stuffed with favourite meals, some will see shortage. As an alternative of a gathering of members of the family, some will see empty chairs. Whereas individuals in every single place will rejoice in all God has performed, others might take into consideration what was once and query why a superb God would enable this painful season.
The apostle Paul stated, “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 effectively fed or hungry, whether or not residing in a lot or in need” (Philippians 4:12). In occasions of need, contentment is difficult to search out, however I’ve found two issues that deliver contentment again to my coronary heart once 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 once I’m not feeling very similar to 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 your complete psalm, we’ll miss a strong fact about reward and thanksgiving and its better goal 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’d as effectively surrender and die” (Psalm 28:1). David didn’t method God from a spot of abundance and pleasure. Actually, 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 regardless of their wrongdoing. However discover what occurred solely two quick verses later. David sang, “Reward the Lord!” He poured out his harm, then virtually immediately shifted to phrases of reward and a tune of thanksgiving. Psalm 28 presents hope to us immediately, each in occasions of a lot and in occasions when hopelessness threatens to steal our pleasure. God is at all times, at all times devoted.
The sobering actuality is that you could be be experiencing your personal tough season proper now. You may additionally be pondering it’s simpler to proclaim God’s faithfulness when your individuals are wholesome, the chairs are stuffed, 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 devoted then; he’s devoted now. So, let’s select reward. Let’s select thanksgiving. Like David, I imagine we’ll sense a radical shift in our perspective as we cling to God’s character, no matter our present season.
Let’s Pray:
Pricey God,
We reward you immediately! Thanks for being the stable Rock we are able to at all times depend on. You’re devoted, and your Phrase is true. Thanks for reminding us of the ability of our reward and gratitude. Your Phrase says you might be our “power and protect.” We’re grateful in your safety over us. Even when our circumstances appear overwhelming, your lovingkindness by no means ends. We thanks for the ample seasons, and likewise for being current by way of our difficulties. We all know you might be at all times with us—guiding, comforting, and serving to. We keep in mind days previous if you heard our prayers, and we all know your faithfulness by no means modifications. You’re with us immediately, 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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