Praise and Thankfulness

[wshanncap]

I read a devotion by Alistair Begg today on being thankful. It was really motivating. It combines his words with a bit of Charles Spurgeon. This closing verse got my attention: Psalm 103:1 "Bless the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name" (NASB). That's the heart and mind I want to have...all the time.

 

[mightymen]

Me to, it became my nature to Bless the Lord and move closer to Him as I do He feeds me and the more He feeds me the more I understand. He just kepts on Giving.

 

[Saintscruiser]

I read a devotion by Alistair Begg today on being thankful. It was really motivating. It combines his words with a bit of Charles Spurgeon. This closing verse got my attention: Psalm 103:1 "Bless the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name" (NASB). That's the heart and mind I want to have...all the time.

Our church choir used to sing that as a Call to Worship. The interesting thing is that you cannot out bless God. The more you do, the more He does. The unsaved just don't get it. You don't do it so He can bless you, you do it because of who He is! The blessings He gives back are gifts. Cool, huh?

P.S. OOPS! I re-read MM's post and what I posted seems redundant. Sorry.

 

[wshanncap]

Our church choir used to sing that as a Call to Worship. The interesting thing is that you cannot out bless God. The more you do, the more He does. The unsaved just don't get it. You don't do it so He can bless you, you do it because of who He is! The blessings He gives back are gifts. Cool, huh?

P.S. OOPS! I re-read MM's post and what I posted seems redundant. Sorry.

Not redundant at all. God is good all the time.

 

[mightymen]

Matthew 18 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. "Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.…