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Daily Devotion: Psalm 136:1-3

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Psalm 136:1-3    "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.  (2)  O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.  (3)  O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever."

When was the last time you took time to just sit and meditate upon the goodness of God? I'm asking myself that question, by the way. Have you ever just sat and thought back on your life as to the many ways in which God has delivered you in your struggles and trials? As I look back on my life, I can assuredly say with the Psalmist in another place, "If it had not been that the Lord was on my side...." I can plainly see that as I look back, but how often do I then take time to simply "give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good. His mercy endures forever." That is what the writer of the Psalm was doing. Not only was he looking back over his own life, he was thinking back through the history of the nation of Israel at the many times in which the Lord had intervened. He thought of the Red Sea where God opened the way. He thought of the many nations who had risen up against them and how God had delivered them.  He went farther than that to remember how the power of God had created the stars in the sky and all the universe. He thought of redemption that was given to them by the grace of God.

This morning I want to just think about Jesus and all He has done for me. While thinking about what He has done in the past, I can also think upon this very moment that my Lord sits here with me directing my thoughts. I can think about what He has prepared for me in heaven's glory where, by His grace alone, I will spend all eternity with Him in heaven. I could never give proper thanks unto Him for all He is and all He has done, but I should give it my very best effort every single day to lift up the name of Jesus and to know His blood has made me free indeed! This morning, I just want to say with the Palmist, "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever."

Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son

And now let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us"

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