Thanks

January 13

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Psalm 9:1–12. 1 I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. 3 My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you. 4 For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge. 5 You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever. 6 Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished. 7 The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. 8 He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity. 9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. 11 Sing the praises of the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done. 12 For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

 

THANKS.

This psalm helps us toward the spiritual health of a thankful heart. We must discern God’s “wonderful deeds” in our lives, a phrase that can refer to dramatic miracles like the parting of the Red Sea. However, we must also learn to see the more subtle ways God comforts us just when we were ready to give up, or brings the right friend or book or line of thinking into our lives just when we needed it. Recognize and tell of God’s daily, wonderful deeds, and you will have a note of grateful joy as the background music to your life.

 

Prayer:

O Lord, you never forsake the troubled and the afflicted. When I think of your innumerable mercies to me, small and large, I can only cry. . . . And say….

 

Praise

Have Thine own way Lord, Have Thine own way, Thou art the potter I am the clay

Mold me and make me after Thy will, While I am waiting yielded and still.

Lord we praise you for being who you are and we thank you Lord for doin what you do!
You have watched over us thru seen and unseen dangers, we thank you for your watchful care!
We thank you for today. We cannot undo the past and tomorrow is promised to no one, but we thank you for the day that You have given us to worship you in Spirit and Truth.

Thank you for the way you have healed Mother Brenda, continue to Heal her. Strengthen Apostle Bowers and keep him , strengthen their children.
Lord watch over the sick and shut-in. Give them wellness and wholeness that they may return to the battlefield.
This is your servant's prayer in your Son's name. In the precious name of Jesus Christ our Lord I pray!

What thanks I owe you, and what love! Help me to see the ways you support and guide me every day, so that I will always find new reasons to thank you. Amen.

 

 

Keller, Timothy. The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms (pp. 13-14). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.