Enter into His Presence with Thanksgiving

Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. (Psa 95:1-2)

Notice that even if you can't sing you can make a joyful noise! Express your thankfulness to God for your many blessings. Count your many blessings. Name them one by one!

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1Th 5:16-18)

God wants us to always be in the mode of rejoicing in His goodness, praying, and giving thanks in every circumstance.

How in the world we do THAT?

Somehow we must rejoice, pray, and thank Him when we wake up, when we get ready to start a new day, when we drive to work, when we work, when we take our breaks, when we are home, when we are resting, when we are engaged in community activities, when we are shopping, and when we retire for the evening.

Obviously, our rejoicing, prayers, and thanks can't be limited to dinner time, bed time, church services, or special prayer meetings.

My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. (Psa 5:3)

I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
(Psa 34:1)

But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense And refuge in the day of my trouble. (Psa 59:16)

Does God hear your voice first thing in the morning? Do you tell Him how grateful you are for His love? Do you praise Him and thank Him as you get ready for your new day? Does your praise and thanks continue throughout your day?

Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice. (Psa 55:17)

My wife, Claudia, and I want to invite you to a special Thanksgiving Eve communion service at our church this Wednesday night from 7-8 p.m. (5195 S. Washington Ave. on the east side of U.S. 1 in Titusville - about a mile north of the 405 overpass). (Main parking is to the rear of the building.)


We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, . . . For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
(Col 1:3-9)

Yours in Him,
Pastor B.