Psalm 7:17 Thank God for God
“Oh, how grateful and thankful I am to the Lord because he is so good. I will sing praise to the name of the Lord who is above all lords” (TLB).
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (KJV). So what do I have to thank God for—everything! He created this fantastic universe with His spoken Word. It is His, we are His, and I am quite thankful that I am His. When I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, He assured me of life eternal with Him. And I am most thankful for that!
The magnificence of the created universe, the magnificence of this beautiful planet, earth, speaks to the glory of God, and His glory is great. He created the universe and mankind because He wanted fellowship. He, of course created the universe to accommodate the physical requirements of human beings. But, I believe that He created the universe in great beauty for our enjoyment, and He gave us the five senses with which we enjoy it. Every time I look at a sunset or sunrise, I am in awe of the act of His creation. But the same thing happens whenever I enjoy a nice slice of blueberry pie, smell a rose, touch a baby’s smooth skin, or hear a bird sing.
God’s love was more wonderfully shown when His Son, Jesus, came to earth to live as a human being, being subject to all the vicissitudes of life as a man, including scorn, hatred, and finally torture and death, so that we could spend eternity with Him. In fact, He did it so that He could spend eternity with us. Yes, His desire to be with us equals or exceeds our desire to be with Him. That’s how important we are to God. Of all the things for which I am thankful, this, the sacrifice of Jesus to provide eternal life for me, is the one thing for which I am most thankful.
The last part of the verse above says, “…sing praise to the name of the Lord….” We are told to sing praises, and I get great enjoyment and am extremely blessed in that, but sometimes I get so involved in the music of a song of praise that I don’t think much about the words. Then I remember, when I am alone, to slow down and speak the words aloud slowly, until I can praise and worship my God with my heart as well as my voice.
THANK YOU, GOD FOR BEING GOD!