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“Amen and Amen” has been the theme for the last few Sundays.
This series is a study from the Psalms, in which the psalmist gives voice to prayers that resound in our hearts today.
Today we are discussing, A Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving.
Prayer
Father, we come to You today because You made us, You redeemed us, and we acknowledge that every good and perfect gift comes from Your bountiful hands.
Thank You, Father, for the privilege of giving to You for the glory of Your name and cause.
The words of Jesus are so true, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Thank you for this heavenly blessing.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
Text
Psalm 100:4 NKJV
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
Scripture Reading
Psalm 100 NKJV
A Song of Praise for the Lord’s Faithfulness to His People.
A Psalm of Thanksgiving.
1 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.
Prayer is first of all an approach to God and not the presentation of a celestial shopping list.
We come first to give rather than to take, offer rather than to request.
The psalmist described the priority of prayer, “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.”
In prayer we should approach the loving Father with our praise and thanksgiving.
This is the picture true worship found in Relation 4:9-11 NKJV
The four living creatures praise the Lord and give “glory and honour and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
“You are worthy, O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
For You created all things,
And by Your will they exist and were created.”
Entering into prayer with praise and thanksgiving brings the results we pray for.
Until next time
Stay in the Blessings
I really want to encourage you to be diligent with your Bible study time, because God has so much more for us than we can get from just going to church once or twice a week and hearing someone else talk about the Word.
When you spend time with God, your life will change in amazing ways, because God is a Redeemer.
Theres nothing thats too hard for Him, and He can make you whole, spirit, soul and body!
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