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Daily Devotion: Psalm 136:1

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Psalm 136:1    "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."

These words are repeated seven times in the book of the Psalms. The number, 7, is the complete number which tells me that God's mercy is perfect. His mercy is the characteristic that activates all other actions toward us. Seven times we are told that His mercy never fails. Jeremiah writes in the book of Lamentations that His mercies are new every morning. His compassion fails not. "They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:23) We are entering the week that is set aside as a time of giving Thanks unto the Lord. I know some have been listing things they are thankful for since the beginning of the month, but especially this week, I want to take time every day to give thanks unto the Lord. Yes, I know every day is a day to give thanks, but can we give a concerted effort this week to express His goodness and mercy and how much it means to us? I want to do that with a zeal and fervor. "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."

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