Thanksgiving

"Giving Thanks For Others, Even When They Have Many Flaws" - Cameron Piner

"Giving Thanks For Others, Even When They Have Many Flaws" - Cameron Piner

In this time of the year, many people are counting their many blessings and giving thanks to God. We may give thanks for the many physical blessings that God has blessed us with (e.g. food, shelter, financial income, etc.). We may give thanks for the many spiritual blessings that God has blessed us with (e.g. salvation, the scriptures, hope, peace, grace, etc.). We may give thanks on behalf of others around us, for the blessings (physical & spiritual) that they have received from God. We may even give thank to God for others around us, who have been a blessing to us. But, do we give thanks for those who currently have so many flaws in their walk with God and with others? - Paul did.

"Psalm 100 Is A Psalm of Thanksgiving" - By Joe Simpson

"Psalm 100 Is A Psalm of Thanksgiving" - By Joe Simpson

“Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. Serve the LORD with gladness, Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His name. For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting, And His faithfulness to all generations.”

                                                       Psalm 100 (NASB95)

"Rejoice In All The Good Which The LORD Your God Has Given You" - By Cameron Piner

"Rejoice In All The Good Which The LORD Your God Has Given You" - By Cameron Piner

Deuteronomy 26 doesn’t necessarily contain what we would think of as a “prayer.” However, the people of God were given specific things that they were to say to the priest and to “say before the LORD your God” (vss. 5, 13, NASB). While this is more of a confession/ declaration before the priests and before the LORD, it also is something that the speaker was saying with God as their audience. Therefore, it is at least very similar to a public prayer. Either way, there are some things that we can learn from this chapter about things to say before God, and we can apply that to our prayers today.