Thankful, Day Thirty-Three

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

God made the whole world. Jesus died for the whole world. The gospel was given to the whole world. And the people of God have the responsibility to take that good news into the whole world. So the whole world owes God some praise. There is a passage in Revelation that I love, where it talks about the worship that erupts in heaven and spills over spontaneously onto the earth. Every creature, great and small, sinner and saint, dead and alive, will suddenly and inexplicably burst into an ovation and anthem of praise toward God. Even the Antichrist, under the control of the devil, and even the devil himself will be forced to give God honor in worship and song. What a sight and sound that is going to be!

The true religion of God is neither regional, time-constrained, nor exclusive. Everyone is welcome to believe in Him, and call upon Him for salvation. He will take anybody, and He wants everybody. Unfortunately, lots of somebodies continue to refuse to accept that He exists, much less that He desires to be in relationship with them. They are too busy doing their own thing. But the day is coming...

...And I'm gonna get my shout started here and now!

I'm thankful today for good traveling weather, good friends to enjoy the 14 hour road trip with, and a great worship and word experience in North Little Rock. Thank God we got here!

I'm thankful today for God's bounty and His blessings in many different ways.

I'm thankful today for the several little reunions I had tonight, reunions which are just a foretaste of that great, glad reunion day that is coming!

Thank you Jesus, for all that You do, all that You've promised, and all that You are.