A Song of Praise & Thanksgiving

Blessings to you my sweet friends!

As you celebrate Thanksgiving

I pray there is a song

of praise in your heart

and on your lips.

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Psalm 100 is a Psalm of thanksgiving,

but this Psalm also teaches us

WHY we should give praise

to our Great God.

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" Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands."

" Serve the Lord with gladness:

come before his presence with singing."  

Verses 1&2 ~ teach us that God is the Creator.
What better time ~ than Thanksgiving ~
as we gather with family & friends
to have a heart that is willing 
to serve others, and in doing so
let it be with a joyful noise
and singing in your heart
to the Lord.  
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" Know ye that the Lord he is God:

it is he that hath made us,

and not we ourselves;

we are his people,

and the sheep of his pasture."

" Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,

and into his courts with praise:

be thankful unto him, 

and bless his name."
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Verses 3&4 ~ teach us that God is our Owner & Leader.
I am thankful that I did not have to "make" myself,
because I would have done a pretty lousy job!
God is perfect, and He is perfect in His ways,
including ~ creating us.
What a comfort knowing that 
we are the sheep of His pasture.
It is God who looks after our every need and care.
Therefore~ let us enter His gates
with a thankful heart,
a truly thankful heart,
and honor Him with all that we do.

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" For the Lord is good;

his mercy is everlasting;

and his truth endureth to all generations."

Verse 5 ~ teaches us that God is our

Sustainer ~ Savior & Successor. 
What a Savior!!
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The Lord is faithful to His people
and we can trust in Him completely.

We should sing our praises

with a joyful shout!

When our hearts are full of thanksgiving

we will not be passive with our praises.

We will want to shout joyfully

unto the Lord, our Savior,

who has saved us by His mercy
which is, as the Bible says, "everlasting."

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True biblical praise focuses on who God is.

What He does is the result

of who He is.

May we not only see what God does,

but who He is,

and sing songs of praise

with a thankful heart, blessing His name.
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Have a beautiful & blessed Thanksgiving!

Thank you Heavenly Father,
for the love You grace our lives with.
Thank you for Your many provisions,
love, care and concern in our lives. 
Fill us with a joy that reflects Christ in us,
bringing honor and glory to Your name.
Amen.

~ Be Lovely~
Debbie