“Thanks to the Lord!”

June 27, 2018

“Thanks to the Lord!”

Blessings folk!

Asaph and his relatives were continually before the Ark of the Lord…

1Ch 16:37

So he left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required;

It was a calling, a labor of love before the Lord.

We have been looking at the song of praise that they offered unto the Lord.

Give heed to the last verses of it…

1Ch 16:34-36

O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Then say, “Save us, O God of our salvation,
And gather us and deliver us from the nations,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
And glory in Your praise.”

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
From everlasting even to everlasting.
Then all the people said, “Amen,” and praised the LORD.

You noted the commands/instructions.

We are to give thanks to the Lord!

Why?
Because He is good!
His loving-kindnesses are everlasting.

We are to call upon the Lord to save us.
He is our God of salvation.

We are to call upon/depend upon Him to gather us together, to deliver us.

Why?
So that we can give thanks to His holy name.
So that we can glory in His praise.

Sadly, too many professing believers give greater glory to what they are doing “in the name of the Lord” than they do to the Most High themselves.

Just listen.
How often we hear “my/our church”, “our…whatever”,

We must give all thanks, praise, honor and glory to the Lord.
Begin with how we think.
Begin with how we speak.
Let us reevaluate all we do…yes, even the good.
Does it bring glory to God?
Does it praise Him?
Or, it is just an excuse to use His name to do what we want to do? (Ouch&hellipWinking

Let us bless the Lord…from everlasting to everlasting.

If we do this…then all the people will affirm…”Amen!”…and praise the Lord.

Otherwise, the religious shenanigans will continue…

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