3 Ways David’s Song of Praise Helps Us Pause and Thank God for All He Does

Psalm 118:24 says: 

We can take these two verses alone and personally pray them over our lives each day, and into our futures. God is here today, and He will be here tomorrow. He will be the same God He is now, then, and forever. His mercy is never-ending, and His faithfulness is rock solid. He made this day. He will make the next day. And so, because we trust in who He is, we can rejoice and be glad. Nehemiah wrote:

When we bring our present and future worries to the Lord, we choose to fix our eyes on Him and what He is capable of. God has the power to soften anyone’s heart – even our own on a bad day, when we’re feeling so offended, hurt and hopeless we can’t even force a smile. In those moments, we can choose instead an attitude of thankfulness, and proclaim as in David’s Song of Praise above:

David’s Song of Praise teaches us to be thankful by remembering who God always has been, is currently, and always will be. It’s in who God is that our thankfulness is rooted. If we never stop to notice God, we will miss many opportunities to be thankful – not only for who He is, but for who we are as His children.

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Meg is a graduate of Ashland University. She is a writer, author, editor, and digital content creator. She stepped away from her job in Internet Marketing in 2008 to raise her daughters, which gave her passion for writing a chance to shine through her blog, Sunny&80… Life within the Love of Christ. Meg has served as a Children’s Worship Team Leader and Middle School Leader for her local church. She founded and led the Breakfast Club Bible Study for Tweens, has served as a Young Life Leader and Committee Member, and led Women’s Bible Study. She has also volunteered as a content creator for her local church, studied Bible/Ministerial Training through Global University, and completed COMPEL PRO Writers Training. A contributing writer for Salem Web Network since 2016, Meg is now thrilled to be a part of the team at Salem Web Network. You can find her entire library of books on her Amazon Author Page.