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Introduction
In just a few short days we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day.
And you know, it’s really a shame
that we have only one day set aside each year to give thanks to God as a country.
We, as
In just a few short days we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day.
And you know, it’s really a shame that we have only one day set aside each year to give thanks to God as a country.
We, as Christians, should have some time set aside each day, to give our praise to Him, because He has given us so much.
Christians, should have some time set aside each day, to give our praise to Him, because He has
given us so much.
If you look around this time of year it seems that Thanksgiving has all but been overlooked.
Christmas, because of its great commercial power, is already being pushed in the stores.
We were in Target the day after Halloween and they were in the process of taking down the Halloween section at the back of the store.
The big Halloween banner was still hanging from the ceiling but behind it were Christmas trees and lights and decorations all lined up and ready for sale.
As soon as the big push to buy costumes and candy is over, out comes the commercialization of Christmas.
We are bombarded with Santa Claus and snowmen.
Christmas, because of its great commercial power, is already being pushed in the stores.
We
were in Target the day after Halloween and they were in the process of taking down the
Halloween section at the back of the store.
The big Halloween banner was still hanging from the
ceiling but behind it were Christmas trees and lights and decorations all lined up and ready for
But as God’s people it is fitting that we should focus our thoughts, not only now but often, upon the goodness of God and offer our gratitude to Him for who He is and for all He has done for us.
So, today we will be focusing on this theme of Thanksgiving.
Our text this morning is .
We’ll mainly bee focusing on the first few verses but I want to read the Psalm as a whole to begin.
sale.
As soon as the big push to buy costumes and candy is over, out comes the
commercialization of Christmas.
We are bombarded with Santa Claus and snowmen.
But as God's people it is fitting that we should focus our thoughts, not only now but often, upon
the goodness of God and offer our gratitude to Him for who He is and for all He has done for us.
So, today we will be focusing on this theme of Thanksgiving.
Someone has called this David’s “Hallelujah Chorus."
Notice that he starts out by addressing his own soul.
He says “My soul, bless the Lord.”
He is reminding himself, as he praises the Lord, of all that God has done.
own soul.
He says “My soul, bless the Lord.”
He is reminding himself, as he praises the Lord, of
all that God has done.
1. Praise the Lord and count your blessings (vv.
1-2)
This Psalm is a prayer of nothing but praise to God.
There is no supplication, no request, no petition or plea in this prayer.
It is pure unadulterated praise to God.
David was awestruck with God's blessings.
We are not told the circumstances in which David penned this Psalm, but it is not difficult to imagine how it happened.
Looking at his life, counting his blessings instead of complaining about his burdens, it dawned upon David just how much God had done for him.
He realized how good God had been and how undeserving he was of all these blessings.
Springing up from the depths of his heart and gushing out onto his parchment, came this prayer of praise, this benediction expressing his gratitude toward the Lord.
If you ever have a problem praising God, read this psalm.
petition or plea in this prayer.
It is pure unadulterated praise to God.
David was awestruck with
God's blessings.
We are not told the circumstances in which David penned this Psalm, but it is
not difficult to imagine how it happened.
Looking at his life, counting his blessings instead of
complaining about his burdens, it dawned upon David just how much God had done for him.
He
realized how good God had been and how undeserving he was of all these blessings.
Springing
up from the depths of his heart and gushing out onto his parchment, came this prayer of praise, this benediction expressing his gratitude toward the Lord.
If you ever have a problem praising God, read this psalm.
this benediction expressing his gratitude toward the Lord.
If you ever have a problem praising
God, read this psalm.
The Psalms are songs.
They were sung by the Hebrews.
The book of Psalms is a hymn book.
So David sang this song of praise to the Lord.
You can almost see David, full of emotion, passionate, praising God with all his heart.
As you read through the biblical accounts of David you often see him dancing before the Lord.
He would actually have a difficult time in some of our churches today, because that dancing business just wouldn’t fly.
This ancient Hebrew King was also an accomplished musician, a man who sang with feeling and with conviction.
This was a joyous song of praise to the Lord.
These weren’t dry, stale words when David sang them.
They were full of life and energy.
They were part of his worship.
This song wouldn’t be sung like a funeral dirge.
This was a song of praise.
David sang it with joy and with a deep desire to let God and anybody else who heard him know just how much he really wanted God to receive praise and glory.
The psalms are filled with these kinds of praise songs.
David sang this song of praise to the Lord.
You can almost see David, full of emotion, passionate, praising God with all his heart.
As you
read through the biblical accounts of David you often see him dancing before the Lord.
He
would actually have a difficult time in some of our churches today, because that dancing
business just wouldn’t fly.
This ancient Hebrew King was also an accomplished musician, a man
who sang with feeling and with conviction.
This was a joyous song of praise to the Lord.
These
Psalm 34:11-12
Psalm
weren’t dry, stale words when David sang them.
They were full of life and energy.
They were
part of his worship.
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