Thursday, October 29, 2009

Psalm 107:8

We are to praise God because he his good, and part of Him being good is His lovingkindness.  We should praise God for what he has done in our life, and I can promise you that the good out weigh the bad.  What wonders has he done in your life.  This verse explains that he has done wonders to the sons of man!  How amazing is that.
Have we honestly praised God for His lovingkindness, or do we just take that for granted?  Is God at work in your life right now, if yes then praise Him for that.  But if He is not they why, look inside and really see what the problem is.  Then be ready because he will do wonders in your life!

Psalm 106:1

How encouraging is this verse, praise God for this simiple but yet very powerful verse.  This verse starts off with an explanation point of a statement.  Praise God!  How often to we come before God with an attitude like that?  We are to give thanks to the Lord because he is the only person the only being who is worthy of thanks.  I know and understand that is hard to wrap your mind around.  As kids we are taught to say thank you to everyone, and we should but to give our thanks to someone that is powerful, and God is the only one worthy of that honor.
Then it goes on to what I would believe is the best part of the verse.  It says that His lovingkindness is everlasting.  It will last forever, Praise God!!  How awesome and comforting to know that God will be good and his lovingkindness will last forever!

Psalm 69: 30-31

This verse is explaining to the reader that there are other ways other than giving an ox or a young bull to praise God.  Verse 30 deals with praise God in a new way with song and that we will magnify Him.  This I believe referrers to making him more and making us less.  When we praise God we should be doing that.  Are we honestly thankful for what God has done in our life, and if so have we told him?
Verse 31 says that when we are honest and really thank him for what he has done and honestly magnify then that is more pleasing to God than the old way of sacrificing.  This is a small picture into a true relationship with God.  I would challenge us to do that.  The old way of sacrificing was a law that is just what you did.  Now you can choose to honor God with your life or to not honor God with you life.  It is you choice!

Monday, October 26, 2009

Psalm 50: 23

The first part of this verse deals with a sacrifice.  If we offer a sacrifice of Thanksgiving to God, this honors God.  We understand now that to honor God we have to sacrifice something.  In the Old Testament we see that they sacrificed the firsts of everthing, which was usually considered the best.  So are we offering the best we have to God? 
The second part of this verse is awesome.  We see that if we keep him straight in front of us, then he will show us salvation.  If we walk his path and walk the straight and narrow then he will show salvation.  Praise God for showing us salvation when we walk the straight and narrow.  Are you keeping God in front of you and are you offering the best you have to God to honor him?