Thankful, Day Thirty-Eight

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!

Serve the Lord with gladness;

Come before His presence with singing.

Know that the Lord, He is God;

It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

We are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

And into His courts with praise.

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

For the Lord is good;

His mercy is everlasting,

and His truth endures to all generations.

Psalm 100, NKJV

He is indeed God. No one else could possibly be. There is one God, and only One! He does not reveal Himself by many names, but rather He is the eternally existent I AM, the everlasting God. He is the Elohim, Jehovah, God to be praised. He is El Shaddai, the Almighty. He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. And He is my God, personal, powerful, ever present and active in my life and on my behalf. Who else would I serve? Who else can I trust? Like the preacher of old I can say: He has never done me anything but good!

Thank You God that You are in control, in charge, and unconquerable. You truly do work out all things for good to them that love You and are called according to Your purpose. And none of Your purposes are withheld from You. As You have determined, so shall it be. Thank You God that You have included me in Your plans, even if You don't always reveal them to me.

Thank You God for hearing my prayers, and for answering them. Even when the answer seems a long time in coming, even when the answer doesn't sound like I thought it would, and even when I still don't know the end of the matter, I know that You have heard my prayer. You know my every care. You give to me the blessed victory!

Thank You God for the little things in life, for orchestrating things I could not possibly control, for doing what I thought impossible, and for being into the details. And for answering the questions that I haven't had the courage to ask, showing me the things I didn't want to see, and for giving me the heart I didn't know I lacked.

And now to finish the song...

Oh yes, I feel Him now!

My loyalty I vow!

I know the Savior heard my prayer!

The enemy has said

that my faith in God was dead,

and if the way got rough

He did not care.

Thank God, it is not true!

He thrills me through and through!

I know the Savior heard

my earnest prayer!