Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 9; Psalms 92 &93; Isaiah 37; Revelation 7
A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: (Psalms 92:1)
The heading to Psalm 92 tells us that it is a Song for the Sabbath day. This Psalm was specifically written for a person to reflect on God as the work-a-day week ended and the rest day began. We need to take time out of our busy work and play schedules to give thanks unto the LORD. When we thank about righteousness and holiness in our lives, we should be a grateful people. The Bible reminds us that it is good to give thanks unto the LORD.
I feel sorry for pagans, atheists and lukewarm, bench warming Christians at Thanksgiving time. Here a nation pauses to give thanks, but to whom? If you don't believe in the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who are you going to thank? Not only that, but it is a good thing to sing praises unto the name of God. When you let your heart overflow with gratitude for who God is and what he has done for us, the Bible says, let a song flow from that. One of many appropriate forms of worship is to sing praises to the name of God.
For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. (Psalms 92:4-5)
If you reflect for just a moment on what the Lord has done, you will realize how great his works are and it will make you glad! Doesn't it do your heart good to look at God's creative work and contemplate how intricate physical life on this planet is? It is good to reflect on these things and let that flow out in praise to God.
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. (Psalms 92:6)
The brutish man is a man who thinks and acts like a beast rather than a man. He is a fool and does not understand gratitude to God or praise for what God has done. One of the great works that God has done is the work of redemption that Jesus Christ wrought for us on the cross. The wicked do not understand nor believe this.
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever: (Psalms 92:7)
There is a difference made between men on this earth. There are those who believe and those who do not believe in Jesus Christ. If you believe, do you take time out to reflect on God's goodness and praise his Holy name? It is a good thing!
In Christ,
Rody
