Thanksgiving comes every year, and giving thanks to God is a standard privilege of the Christian life. It is our obedience: “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). It is also a way to glorify God—notice the parallelism in Psalm 86:12: “I… Read More »
Psalm 124 is a psalm of corporate thanksgiving, a psalm that instructs us how to thank God together. This psalm also instructs us as to one of the ways for how to thank God as well.1 The psalm was written after having escaped some enemies, perhaps in battle, and assuming the superscription’s accuracy, David was… Read More »
Call upon God, adore, confess, Petition, plead, and then declare You are the Lord’s; give thanks and bless, And let the Amen confirm the prayer. ~Isaac Watts One of the items of prayer in this poem by the famous hymnist Isaac Watts (1674–1748) is to “give thanks.” Numerous passages in the Bible command us to… Read More »
Psalm 100 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with… Read More »