Give Thanks

1CH 16:34 NIV

Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good; his love endures forever.

We live in a needs- focused world. We see everything from a materialistic point of view, judging men and sorting them according to our idea of importance, primarily, on what they have or own. We pursue after the things we don't have and wish to have what other people have, thinking that the more we have, the happier we will be. We equate our value with created things, forgetting that we were purchased with the most expensive price- a life. We can never get satisfied with created things until we get the Creator himself living in us. He made us and until we have him, a part of us will always be empty and unfulfilled until we have him.

It is therefore important to evaluate where we stand today. Do we appreciate what he's given us or done for us? Do we appreciate who we know, or do we hanker after the things we desire to have? It is only when we appreciate the person of Christ, and understand the value of his Presence and blessings, that this extract above will make sense to us. The verses before the one above talk about trees, the sea and other parts of creation praising God for his power. What more could be expected of us, who are made in his likeness, to also praise God for who He is? Let's not look so much at what we think we don't have, and remember that when we have God, we have everything. He's the One who has all that we need and as we praise him, He is moved to work in our defence, making all crooked paths straight and perfecting all that concerns us.

Are you praising God today, or grumbling? Are you staring at the closed door, not seeing the many open doors God is placing in front of us? Praise God today and always, for his time of favour is here.