“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High…” (Psalm 92:1)

 

 Hear me Abba Father…Lord My God, we give You thanks for all blessings, seen and unseen. For You are the sole provider of such significance Amen                                                          

 

It’s one thing to recognize blessings, quite another to embrace those not fully seen. People will readily acknowledge the Lord when things go their way.  So many of us will give thanks to God when we’re really in need of an immediate response and we get it according to our timing.  But, it’s really His timing, not ours. If we look around and take a personal inventory of our lives we’ll see how many times we’ve been blessed without realizing it.

The Lord knew us before the foundation of the world, and we are His. He is constantly watching over us and providing what we need while imbuing us with His wisdom due to the Holy Spirit residing within. During a contemplative moment, I was overpowered by a keen awareness that God is always blessing us, and has been doing so since the inception of our very souls.

During our lifetime we’ll all experience significant paths and memorable moments in our everyday travels. Some of which will be sprinkled with heartache, and other times with happiness until our cup overflows.  It is during those in-between moments to which I refer. The times where God has lead us to the right decisions, or brought us to a path in which we’d otherwise have denied.

For example, “The house that someone wanted so desperately only to have it be purchased by another” — the house turned out to be close to a cataclysmic disaster.  That was God bringing you to another path, another house was waiting for you and it turned out to be a cream puff.

Or, the promotion you wanted guaranteeing a considerable raise along with a powerful position and office.  The person hired was let go due to a change-over and you were spared a lay-off. The Lord protected you as He knew what was going to happen.

The person that broke your heart in two…turned out to be unfaithful to so many others.  You met another and married and have been happy ever.  The Lord had someone equally yoked for you, and so He led you to that individual.

The above scenarios, and countless others, are all “unseen blessings” that were God’s gifts to His children. If we reflect upon past circumstances we’ll see where God’s Hands of Grace came into play. Although, at the time, the situations we battled and faced seemed beyond bearable, it was all for our own good.  God will always want what’s best for us. He wants us to be happy. He will often turn our “ashes into beauty” and bring about an origin in which we’d otherwise never see, unless we really ponder on the events that have transpired.

Go on think…And, give Him all of the glory, honor and praise…and then thank Him for all of the seen and UNSEEN blessings He has bestowed upon each and every one of us.  Amen!

 

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Personally the book of Psalms is one of my favorite books. So much action, so much glory to the Lord, and so much prophecy. And a place of praise and glory to His amazing name, our Sovereign and powerful Father, O how I love thee.

The Hebrew name for Psalms is tehilim, which means “praise.”  The English title is derived from the Greek translation(LXX) Psalmoi, which means “songs of praise.” More than one third of this book is made up of prayers to God, which is the primary emphasis of the book. Some refer to it as Israel’s hymnbook, which some  scholars say is partially true, but overall insufficient to account for all the content in this powerful and magnificent book…Praise and more praise to the almighty God.  Amen and Amen!

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Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before His presence with singing.  Know ye that the Lord He is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with Praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting: and His truth endureth to all generations.  (Psalm 100:1-5 KJV)

“O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon His name, make known His deeds among the people. Sing unto Him, sing Psalms unto Him: talk ye of all His wondrous works. Glory ye in His holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord, and His strength: seek His face evermore. Remember His marvellous works that He hath done; His wonders and the judgments of His mouth…”  (Psalms 105:1-5 KJV)

 

 

 

 

Magnificent Sky created by God—Picture captured by Scott Birge