Fw: Give thanks!

Psalm 136:

23 It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
24 and rescued us from our foes,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
25 he who gives food to all flesh,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,

    for his steadfast love endures forever.

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Psalm 136 is a song of thanksgiving and the chorus is "for his steadfast love endures forever."  The chorus ends every verse after a characteristic of God is given in the first half of each verse.  God is Creator, Deliverer, Protector and Provider and those aspects of His nature were recorded for all time through His relationship with the nation Israel.  And Israel is a picture of what we experience and know of God when we place our trust in Him through acceptance of His Son.

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The repetition of the chorus drives home the two great qualities of God and one great need we have.  The two great qualities of God are (1) His steadfast love for us and (2) His eternal, forever, love for us.  The one great need we have is to thank Him often.  We need to remember the source of our personal physical life, spiritual deliverance, help in trials and provision.  Thanking God needs to be the chorus of our days..attached to every day just as it is here to every verse.

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Blessings,

Rob Smith

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"Death is inevitable.  Life is a choice!"

John 11:25

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live."