How thankful are you? Do you recognize the many blessings you have been given? Are you thankful for each one of those blessings? Do you sing praises to God for them? Do you sing praises to bless God’s name? Does singing praise lift your heart?
We often overlook the small, everyday blessings. We take them for granted. Yet, God continues to bless us with them. Not only do we not thank God for them but we don’t praise God for them either. Some of us are not keen on singing praises daily.
The Psalmist instructs us to give thanks to God, not half-heartedly, but with our whole heart. We are told to tell of God’s wonderful deeds. We are encouraged to be glad. In that gladness, we are to exult God. That gladness and exultation results in our singing praises to God. Those praises acknowledge how wonderful, amazing, powerful, creative, and all-knowing God is.
Today, let’s be thankful and sing praises to God. Let us open our hearts to him. Let us sing his praises with joyful voices. Sing out, whether you think you can sing or not. Lift your voice and make a joyful noise to the Lord! God delights in our singing and praising him. He delights in our thankfulness and blesses us. When we are thankful and praise him, he is like a delighted parent with their children.
I pray we all are thankful to God for his blessings. I pray we praise him both day and night for who he is. I pray each one of us sing out our praises and thankfulness to our awesome God. Thank God for your blessings. Praise God today. Sing praise to him. God is awesome.
Psalm 9:1-2I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart;
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
I will be glad and exult in you;
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
Marty Pressey 