O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth! Who have set Your glory above the heavens! Because of Your adversaries, You have established a stronghold from the mouths of children and nursing infants, to make the enemy and the revengeful cease. Psalm 8:1-2
Lord,” When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place; what is man that You remember him, the son of man that You look after him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor, You make him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, including all the sheep and cattle, as well as the wild animals, the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and everything that swims the ocean currents. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!”
For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lie, Lord our God to thee we raise, this our grateful hymn of praise.
I am thankful for the heart that God has given me, the contentment knowing him has brought me; it has taught me to enjoy all of life’s simple pleasures, it could be a something as simple as picking a gardenia for my daughter, seeing the new mango blossoms, just watching the group of white ibis on my lawn as they search for food, and I just want to share with you this photo and encourage you, to enjoy the simple things of life. There is so much beauty around us God gave it all to us, and when you do, raise your voice in a grateful hymn of praise. Thank you, Lord, for the beauty of the earth!
“The Lord is my shepherd and I shall not want.” Everything I need He has provided and will continue to provide, as long as I continue to walk in His way. Thank you, Lord!
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want, He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, He leadeth me beside the still waters, He restoreth my soul, He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake, yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me, Thou preparest a table before me, in the presence of mine enemies, Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over, surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Amen!
Know that the Lord is God; he himself has made us and we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise. Psalm 100
This says the Lord God; I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. As a shepherd seek out their flocks when they are among the scattered sheep, so I will also seek out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered. I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries and will bring them into their own land and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited parts of the earth. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep and I will make them lie down says, the Lord. I will seek the lost and I will bring back the strayed, I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak. Ezekiel 34
Let your salvation O God, set me up on high. I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. Psalm 69:29-30
“We give thanks to you O God we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that your name is near. I will remember the works of the Lord, surely I will remember Your wonders of old. I will also meditate on Your work and talk of your deeds. Your way O God, is a sanctuary. Who is so great a god as our God? You are the one who does wonders, you have declared Your strength among the peoples, You have with Your arm redeemed Your people.” Thank you, Lord!
Too many of us take for granted the blessings bestowed on us. We enjoy the gifts but find it hard to thank the giver. My brothers and sisters in Christ, let us not get so busy, that we forget to give God thanks for the many blessings of this life.
Let us make it our aim to find at least one thing to be thankful for today. Most times we especially forget to be thankful for the little things. Let us begin every day by just saying, “Thank you, Lord, for this new day!” We take for granted things such as running water, sunrises and sunsets, living a day without pain or medication, Someone to hug, being able to see, hear, feel and smell. Start a thankful journal – writing down the things that you are truly grateful for, and the next time you feel down in the dumps just pick it up and begin reading and you will be surprised at the results. Have a truly thankful day!
Many O Lord my God are your wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts towards me cannot be recounted in order. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. Psalm 40:5
“When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed, when you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, count your many blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord hath done. Are you ever burdened with a load of care? Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear? Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly, and you will be singing as the days go by. When you look at others with their lands and gold, think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold; count your many blessings money cannot buy, your reward in heaven, nor your home on high. So, amid the conflict, whether great or small, do not be discouraged, God is over all; count your many blessings, angels will attend, help and comfort give you to your journey’s end. Count your blessings, name them one by one and it will surprise you what the Lord has done. Count your blessings, name them one by one, count your blessings see what God has done, count your blessings, name them one by one and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.”
Happy Thanksgiving!
“Oh give thanks to the Lord for He is good and His mercy endures forever.” We have so much to be thankful for, the Lord has done great things for us. Let us therefore be joyful always, giving thanks for all things, for this is God’s will for us in Christ Jesus. Lord, give us grateful thankful hearts for all the joys you have given us each and every day, and for these we are truly thankful, on this Thanksgiving Day. Amen!
“In Your mercy Lord you called me, taught my sin-filled heart and mind, else this world would still enthrall me and to glory kept me blind.” Oh thank you, Jesus!
“Lord, I did not freely choose you, ‘till by grace you set me free, for my heart would still refuse you, had your love not chosen me. Now my heart sets none above you, for your grace alone I thirst, knowing well that if I love you, Oh Lord, it was you who loved me first.” Oh thank you, Jesus for saving me! Mine eyes have been open to your glory, I am thirsting for only you, I will never put anyone above you, knowing that you first loved me. Oh glory be to God! If you have been chosen by God, give him glory and praise.
Lord, direct my steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me. Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts. Make Your face shine upon Your servant and teach me Your statutes. Psalm 119: 133-135
“O Lord, You have searched me and known me; You understanding my sitting down and my rising up, you understand my thoughts afar off, You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold it Lord, you know it all together. You have hedged me behind and before and laid Your hand upon me. How precious also are Your thoughts towards me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand. Search me O God, and know my heart, try me and know my anxieties, and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”