“Praise the
LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures
forever.” (Psalm 106:1 NKJ)
LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures
forever.” (Psalm 106:1 NKJ)
The pastor shouts,
“God is good!” and the congregation shouts back, “All the
time!” Then, the pastor says, “all the time . . .” and the
people respond, “God is good!” It has become a liturgical chant in
many pentecostal circles, almost a meaningless mantra. Yet, it is a truism
beyond comprehension.
“God is good!” and the congregation shouts back, “All the
time!” Then, the pastor says, “all the time . . .” and the
people respond, “God is good!” It has become a liturgical chant in
many pentecostal circles, almost a meaningless mantra. Yet, it is a truism
beyond comprehension.
Praising the Lord
for his goodness is an enduring worship exercise. Praising God because he is
good is the epitome of individual worship. It is personal worship at its best,
as sincere as the worshipper herself. This praise doesn’t have to be
encouraged. It flows out of a heart full of gratitude for blessings received in
personal circumstances. Gratitude ascribes those blessings to the one who is
good all the time.
for his goodness is an enduring worship exercise. Praising God because he is
good is the epitome of individual worship. It is personal worship at its best,
as sincere as the worshipper herself. This praise doesn’t have to be
encouraged. It flows out of a heart full of gratitude for blessings received in
personal circumstances. Gratitude ascribes those blessings to the one who is
good all the time.
Praising God because
he is good, because he is good all the time, and because his mercy endures
forever is gratitude of the highest order. Our circumstances may change for
better or not, praise the Lord for his goodness. Our condition may improve or
not, give thanks to the one who is good all the time. Life goes on and another
year passes, praise the Lord and give thanks for his enduring mercy.
he is good, because he is good all the time, and because his mercy endures
forever is gratitude of the highest order. Our circumstances may change for
better or not, praise the Lord for his goodness. Our condition may improve or
not, give thanks to the one who is good all the time. Life goes on and another
year passes, praise the Lord and give thanks for his enduring mercy.
Since our God is an
enduring God, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and
forever” (Hebrews 13:8), our gratitude and praise should be enduring too,
don’t you think? It is our unshakeable faith in God that scares the adversary.
Follow Paul’s example:
enduring God, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and
forever” (Hebrews 13:8), our gratitude and praise should be enduring too,
don’t you think? It is our unshakeable faith in God that scares the adversary.
Follow Paul’s example:
“Who
shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution,
or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: “For
shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution,
or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: “For
Your sake we are killed all day long; We are
accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
Yet
in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For
in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For
I
am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor
powers,
am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor
powers,
nor
things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created
things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created
thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our
shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our
Lord.”
(Romans 8:35-39 NKJ)
(Romans 8:35-39 NKJ)
If our gratitude and worship endures in all of life-tempests, then our faith
will also endure. Since we serve an enduring God, we can endure in our fervent
praise for his blessings. We are persuaded of his enduring mercy, give thanks
and praise his holy name!
Dear Father, thank
you for your enduring goodness and mercy. Enable us to endure in our praise and
gratitude for your grace. I pray this in the name of Jesus. AMEN
you for your enduring goodness and mercy. Enable us to endure in our praise and
gratitude for your grace. I pray this in the name of Jesus. AMEN
Endure today in your
gratitude,
gratitude,