Very Thankful…

Very Thankful…

(from February 4, 2010)

So today I was reading about being thankful. Let me share it with you…

Psalm 8 –
O LORD, our Lord, the majesty of your name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens. You have taught children and nursing infants to give you praise. They silence your enemies who were seeking revenge. When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers – the moon and the stars you have set in place – what are mortals that you should think of us, mere humans that you should care for us? For you made us only a little lower than God, and you crowned us with glory and honor. You put us in charge of everything you made, giving us authority over all things – the sheep and the cattle and all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and everything that swims the ocean currents. O LORD, our Lord, the majesty of your name fills the earth!

“These verses are awesome! God created us in HIs image and views His creation as very good. Not average. Not weird. Not ugly. But very Good! If that truth doesn’t get you excited, you’d better check your pulse; you might be dead. Take a minute and thank God for that image of yours. Rest in the truth that no matter what you think of yourself and your body, God sees it as good – VERY GOOD!” (Doug Fields – from the 1 Minute Bible 4 Students)

David wrote this Psalm because he was thankful. He saw ALL that God had done and just like God himself did – he called it GOOD. Besides being made in His image – what are three things you are thankful for today?

Until next time….

Pastor Barry