1Chronicles 16:34
"O give thanks unto the LORD;
for he is good; for his mercy
endureth forever"
We take
so many of our gifts from our Father in Heaven for granted. We don’t even
recognize that it is He who is giving us everything we have and everything we
need. God carries us through life, but if we don’t look for Him, we won’t see
Him. Some
people think that it is hard to have a loving relationship with God because He
is so far from us, all the way in the heavens. The reason why so many of us don’t have a relationship with
our Father is because He is so close to
us! He is so close, and His presence so familiar, that we rarely notice Him.
Every
breath we take is a gift from God. But how many of us feel that way throughout
our busy days? We take the clean air and our ability to breathe for granted
because we are given that gift every moment of our lives. But try holding your
breath for a few minutes, and you might come to have a new appreciation for
your next breath and the one after that.
In 1
Chronicles, after the Ark of the Covenant was brought into a special tent that
King David had created for it, a ceremony took place involving sacrifices and
offerings. But then David instructed the priests to serve with words
of praise and thanks to God. This was critical to their daily service. We read:
"Give thanks unto the LORD, for he is
good; for his mercy endureth forever."
During David’s reign, there was
a plague that killed 100 people a day. Realizing that this plaque had a spiritual cause, David prescribed a spiritual cure: To recite 100
blessings each day. The plague stopped, and David’s prescription is followed by
observant Jews to this very day!
Everyone
is asking what will it take to put our world in a better state. We see all the
bad things happening around us. But maybe the cure is to notice the good
things, to give thanks for them, and to bless God for giving us all the gifts
we have in our lives.
Amen!
Reading: 1 Chr. 13-16:43
Ref: HG SB
Amen!
Reading: 1 Chr. 13-16:43
Ref: HG SB
May God Bless You
And Your Family
Minister Robert Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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