Don’t forget to praise God

Good morning,

Our theme for this month: “You are not alone”

Our Bible verse for today: “Give thanks to the lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever.” 1 Chronicles 16:34 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Don’t forget to praise God”

How quick we are to ask for God’s help when we’re faced with trials and tribulations (and that is a good thing). We should call out to God and ask for His help. But are we equally quick to thank Him and praise Him after the fact? Do we remember to give Him credit and thanks once He has delivered us?

In the early chapters of 1 Chronicles, King David and the entire nation of Israel had gone through a dark and troubling time. Old King Saul had become paranoid and psychotic. In his delusional state he had slaughtered priests, attempted to kill his own son, accused his closest followers of betraying him, and he had marked David for assassination. On several occasions Saul even took his army on expeditions into the wilderness to hunt for David so they could kill him. It was a turbulent and troubling time for the entire nation.

Ultimately Saul was killed in battle and the people made David their new king. It took a little while to get everything sorted out and settled down but finally, in 1 Chronicles 15, we read that the nation was united, David was in place in Jerusalem as the King, and the Ark of God was finally returned to its rightful place in the city of God.

So, in chapter 16 David declared a day of thanksgiving. There was a huge parade, there was singing and dancing and feasting, and David led the people in a wonderful prayer of praise and thanksgiving as they rejoiced and gave thanks for what the Lord had done. They realized that through all those darks days they were never alone – even in the worst of times God was there with them and He was working behind the scenes to deliver them.

There’s a lesson in that for us. When God brings us through our own dark and troubling times we should make it a point, after the fact, to thank and praise Him for it. I know that in my own life I am often guilty of making a very big deal on the frontend of how much I need God’s help, but then I make a much smaller deal, or forget altogether, about thanking and praising Him once he has delivered me.

Our God is faithful. He is always with us, and He does come through for us. We need to be sure we don’t forget to praise and thank Him once He has.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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