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Nov 22 2007

For He Is Good

Published by Kent at 9:09 am under Devotional

“Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.”

—Psalm 106:1

At this time of year, we tend put a lot of emphasis on Christmas. That is because merchants are pushing us in that direction, wanting us to believe that Christmas is all about trimming the tree, buying presents, and so on. In the process of all this, we can very easily forget this beautiful holiday called Thanksgiving.

Originally established as a holiday by President George Washington in 1789, Thanksgiving was initially a religious holiday and, more to the point, a Christian holiday. The first Thanksgiving was different than ours today. It lasted three days, during which the pilgrims feasted with their Indian guests.

Of course, our Thanksgiving is also about gathering with friends and family and having a feast. But sometimes at this particular time of year, we can forget about how thankful we ought to be. We need to never forget that God has blessed us to live in the United States of America, which is, in my opinion, the greatest country on the face of this earth. We have so many privileges here.

We have a lot to give thanks for, and certainly the Bible urges us to give thanks to the Lord. We are told in Psalm 106:1, “Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.”

Sometimes worship and thanksgiving can be a sacrifice, because we are down or depressed or things aren’t going all that well for us. Maybe hardship or tragedy has hit our lives in some way and we don’t want to thank God. But the Bible doesn’t say, “Give thanks to the Lord, because you feel good.” It says, “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!”

by Pastor Greg Laurie

5 Responses to “For He Is Good”

  1. # Brianon 22 Nov 2007 at 9:32 am

    I loved it. Thanks, Kent! Happy Thanksgiving!

  2. # gwenon 22 Nov 2007 at 8:28 pm

    Happy thanksgiving to all we read this!

  3. # Jackieon 23 Nov 2007 at 12:44 pm

    I am so glad that God’s mercy endures forever.

    Thank you
    Jesus!!!!

  4. # Lurekaon 26 Nov 2007 at 5:36 am

    Thank you:
    “Give thanks to the Lord, because you feel good.” It says, “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!”

    This is something I needed to hear, Life is a blessing! :)

  5. # JAMIEon 10 Dec 2007 at 9:27 am

    Just what I needed to hear at this point in my life . Praise him no matter what your going through or how you feel….The Lord is so good!!!

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