Let us express our gratitude to Our Heavenly Father on this day. Psalm 147 provides us with a template:
1 Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
6 The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
8 He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call.
10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Each of us has much to be thankful for and we should openly express our gratitude toward FATHER, not out of duty but out of Love. Some of us are facing challenges we have never before encountered. FATHER is not unaware of these challenges but uses them to prune away those things which are no longer of any importance or consequence to our future. There is so much perverted behavior and actions being perpetuated by the enemy, we must not let the enemy dictate how our day will proceed. Let us sing to THE LORD with grateful praise.
FATHER is in the restoration business so let us not look at any apparent loss as being the final conclusion to the matter. If FATHER can raise the dead then HE can restore relationships as well for Love never fails. We should become proactive toward others who have no revelation of preserving relationships. Why sit passively by while the brokenhearted are in need of HIS Love expressed through us?
FATHER takes great pleasure in those of us who actively acknowledge HIS majesty, power, and authority. We do not place our trust in man, resources, or technology but instead we look to Our Heavenly Father for all our wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and skill. In the Book of Daniel chapter 1 we find the key to the children’s success:
17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
In Psalm 9:
1 I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
If you are going through tough times, sing! Acknowledge what FATHER has done for you in the past by expressing your gratitude. This physical life on earth is a small aspect of our eternal life so we should not focus our attention on the temporal issues but instead focus on Our Deliverer. Let our adoration be expressed for all to hear. Let us write down those past acts of deliverance by FATHER if need be in order that we never forget the benefits of being HIS children. We are walking testimonies of HIS goodness so let us be grateful and express it to others.