Receive, Give Thanks & Testify!

I was encouraged by this post which I found on the following link; http://christiananswers.net/q-eden/thanks-david.html  I thought I'd pass it along for you to reflect upon this week.

God is great and worthy of praise - Psalm 18:3, 48:1, 96:4, 145:3

SOME THINGS TO THANK GOD FOR:

• God's righteousness and holiness - Psalm 7:17, 30:4, 48:10, 71:16, 24, 99:3
• All God's marvelous works - Psalm 9:1, 66:3-7, 71:16-17, 72:18, 92:4-6, 105:5, 111:2-4
• Your body - Psalm 139:14-16
• God's guidance and instruction to you - Psalm 16:7, 48:14, 71:17
• The hope God has given you - Psalm 16:9
• Salvation - Psalm 16:9-11, 71:23, 92:1, 96:2
• The joy God gives you in His presence - Psalm 16:11
• When you were in trouble, God heard your cries for help - Psalm 18:6, 22:24
• Deliverance - Psalm 18:49, 54:7, 68:20
• Mercy and kindness - 117:2 , Psalm 18:49, 31:21, 57:10, 86:13, 100:5, 106:1, 108:4, 145:8-9
• For not staying angry with us and not giving up on us - Psalm 30:5
• God's blessings and benefits - Psalm 68:19
• God's laws and commands - Psalm 19:7-8, 48:11, 112:1
• God's judgements and the warning they have provided to you - Psalm 19:9-11, 119:7, 119:164
• God's power - Psalm 21:13, 29:3-10
• Faithfulness - 71:22
• For the strength and confidence God gives you - Psalm 27:1-6, 28:7-8, 29:11, 56:4, 11, 138:3
• For listening to your prayers - Psalm 28:6, 66:20, 116:1-2
• God's Word- Psalm 56:4, 56:10
• For filling the earth with His love and goodness - Psalm 33:5

SOME WAYS TO THANK & PRAISE GOD:

• Do it with your mouth, not just your mind - Psalm 51:15, 63:5, 66:8, 66:17, 71:8, 15, 24, 105:2, 109:30, 119:171-172, 145:21
• Seek God, thirst for Him - Psalm 22:26, 42:2, 63:8, 105:4
• Thank God continuously - Psalm 71:6, 8, 14-15, 75:9, 79:13, 92:1-2, 115:18, 145:2
• Tell people about God's wondrous works - Psalm 26:7, 96:3
• Thank and praise God in front of your brothers and sisters in the congregation, among many people- Psalm 22:22, 25, 26:12, 35:18, 68:26, 111:1, 116:19
• Among the unsaved of all nations, thank and praise God - Psalm 18:49, 57:9, 96:10, 108:3
• Praise God to the next and all generations - 79:13, 102:18, 145:4
• Sing praises to God, sing with understanding, and make it glorious - Psalm 7:17, 47:7, 66:2, 66:4, 9:2, 27:6, 28:7, 57:9, 61:8, 63:7, 68:4, 32, 69:30, 71:22-23, 92:1, 96:2, 101:1, 104:33, 105:2, 135:3, 146:2
  Even sing for joy in your bed Psalm 149:5
• Do it with all your heart - Psalm 9:1, 86:12, 111:1, 138:1
• Be glad and rejoice in God - Psalm 9:2
• Fear God, honor Him, glorify Him, revere Him - Psalm 22:23
• Love and respect God's house - Psalm 26:8, 138:2
• Play musical instruments to praise God, and do it skillfully - Psalm 33:2-3, 43:4, 71:22, 92:3, 149:3, 150:3-5
• Shout for joy, rejoice - Psalm 33:3
• Be creative in your praise (write or sing God a NEW song, not always the same old one) - Psalm 33:3, 149:1
• Stand in awe of Him - Psalm 33:8
• Remember and praise God's names - Psalm 44:8, 45:17, 54:6
• Lift up your hands to Him - Psalm 63:4
• Think about God at night - Psalm 63:6
• Encourage other to praise and thank God - Psalm 67:3-5

After reading the Psalmists' instruction, it would be wise to ask ourselves: Do our lives truly express thankfulness to God? Or are we numbered among those are living a life of ingratitude, failing to act like we understand who God really is and what he has done?

Questions:

• Are YOU thankful to God? Please post your thanks as a comment in order to encourage others!