MEDITATIONS FROM THE PSALMS

 

October 11, 2006

Reading: Psalm 136:1-9

“Oh, give thanks to the God of gods” Psalm 136:2

Gold, silver, wood, stone, brass, and all kind of metals are the only substance that some call god. Millions of others claim mythological beings as their supreme being, while millions of others name some dead philosopher as theirs. But, my soul, how blessed you are to not only claim Jehovah as your God, but to know Him personally; to know without a shadow of doubt that He speaks the truth when He says, “I am the LORD, and there is none other beside me.”

Why are you so privileged, O soul, and what gives you the right to claim Him as your Savior? For the answer to this question you must defer to the Word of God where it reads,

 

“He chose us in Him (Christ) before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love” Ephesians 1:4.

“By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God” Ephesians 2:8.

 

Can a god of one’s imagination or one of metal, wood or stone, make such a claim? They have ears and cannot hear, eyes that cannot see, and hands that cannot perform miracles.

Oh, my soul, give thanks to the God of gods, to Him who alone does great wonders, to Him who chose you to be His own child and adopted you into His own family. Give thanks to Him who has given you eternal life and made you a new creation in Jesus Christ. Oh, give thanks to the God of Heaven! For His mercy endures for ever.

 

“For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honored, and I have loved you” Isaiah 43:3-4.

 

How frequently do you praise God for who He is and for what He has done and is doing? Most Believers pray every day, but the question remains, Do you praise God in your prayers?

“And should not praise come daily and as many times in the day as prayer does? It strikes me that to fail in praise is as unjustifiable as to fail in prayer. I shall leave it with your own heart and conscience, when you have asked and answered the question, to see to it in the future that far more of the sweet frankincense of praise is mingled with your daily oblation of devotion” The Happy Duty of Daily Praise – C.H. Spurgeon.