Psalm
105:1–2 (ESV)
1Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his
deeds among the peoples!
2Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wondrous works!
In this
Psalm quoted from the tabernacle dedication by David and Asaph in I Chron.
16:7-14, we find Ten Commandments of Thanksgiving. As we continue here today we will look at the
third and fourth commands.
The last
part of verse one says, “Make known
his deeds among the peoples.” We as
followers of God are to reveal or make known the actions of God. This term “people” is sometimes translated
“nations”. Though God chose Israel,
they were to be a light to the gentiles and to share what he had done. God’s desire has always been that the whole
world would know Him. We also are to
share God’s work with others and not simply within the body of Christ. Do we give credit to God for what He
accomplishes? Do we do this even at work
or in town when we are around those who are not believers? Many of us will have the opportunity to
gather together with others during the upcoming holiday season. Will we reveal to others God’s work or will
we simply keep it to ourselves?
Our fourth commandment of thanksgiving comes in verse two, “Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him.” As
we sing these praises notice they are to God to God and God alone. These praises are not intended to
entertain. They are intended to give God
credit where credit is due. We need to
personally accept this responsibility to be singing praises to God. And we can
be thankful for those in our churches who help us to sing praises to God, who
are humble enough to serve and lead us without taking credit themselves or
trying to take attention away from the God of the Universe who we are to
praise.
As we go
through the coming days and weeks may our thoughts be so much on the things
that God has done that they flow from our lips as we give Him praise and credit
Him even before our friends who are unsaved.
May our voices be lifted in praise as we add melody to our thankfulness
for God and our worship of Him.
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