Psalms 147:7 – Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
This final verse of thanks finds us with Nehemiah, after the walls had been rebuilt, when they’d found the book of the Law and read it out to all the people.
When the children of Israel heard how they were supposed to be living, they fasted and repented. Then they had a covenant written which the men signed, and all the people promised by an oath that they would walk in God’s law.
After that the singer’s sang this Psalm of praise, worship and thanks to the Lord.
Once again, the goodness of God in bringing them back into their land, and allowing the Law to be discovered so they would know how to please Him, had moved the children of Israel to sing to the Lord in gratitude.
When we go to church today, let’s consider the hymns and songs we sing with a heart of thanksgiving to our God. He has poured out multiple blessings on us, more than we can count!
And we should be challenged as we enter into the season of celebrating His birth, to view it through the lens of gratitude. His coming as a baby is the fulfillment of the promise given to Eve in Genesis 3. Even though she and Adam disobeyed, God already had a plan of redemption in place.
Although His children did not keep His covenant, and failed to live by His Law, He offered them a space for repentance; and now He offers to all of us a better way of salvation through the perfect Lamb of God who has been offered up for our sins.
Every day should be overflowing with thanks, praise, worship and gratitude to our great God for our great Saviour, Jesus Christ.
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Our journey through Thanks in Psalms is over. Thank you so much for studying it along with me. I’ve been so challenged to start looking at my life with more thanksgiving to the Lord. I have no room for bitterness, anger or sadness when my heart is full of thanks. And sin looks different when I am constantly thanking God for His goodness. I pray that I don’t lose this new point of view.
May God richly bless you, my friends.
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