Mission Venture Ministries

“It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing praises to Your name, Most High” (Psalm 92:1). 

Praising and thanking the Lord reminds us that our attention should be focused on Him, not on ourselves since the world’s demands and stresses will pull us away from our first priority if we aren’t careful. 

The psalmist Asaph understood this well. He was troubled by many things “until he entered the sanctuary of God” (Psalm 73:17). Then he remembered that “God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (Psalm 73:26). 

As we see, thanksgiving returns God to His rightful place at the center of our lives as we are reminded of our need for Him. 

Communicating gratitude to God reminds us of our absolute dependence on Him. We may think we are in control, and our actions may express the sense of independence we feel. But in reality we must trust in Him as the brother of Jesus, James wrote, for: “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow” (James 1:17). 

When we thank God for any one of His gifts, we’re reminded that He is the source of all we have, including life itself and it reinforces our faith as we recall the specific ways that He has answered our prayers, met our needs, and protected us. 

He is constantly working in our life by building our faith and trust in Him for all the present and future events that will come our way. Praising the Father for all He is and does, bring relief from the pressures of life, and much-needed peace. 

The psalmist recognized our need for refuge at times. The release we experience when we “pour out” the burdens of our hearts to God (Psalm 62:8) contributes greatly to physical, mental, and spiritual health and reminds us that our heavenly Father is the source of the good things in our life.   

Remember that our gratitude blesses Him and He’s magnified and glorified by it. So let’s join our voices with the psalmist’s, and say, “In God we have boasted all day long, and we will give thanks to Your name forever” (Psalm 44:8). 

Blessings to you and your family as we celebrate our Lord the giver of every good and perfect gift (James 1:17). 

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