Give Thanks To The Lord

Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. 

Psalm 118:1 

Every season is appropriate for us to give thanks to the Lord. Our text encourages us to thanksgiving. The two reasons the psalmist gives are first, that God is good, and second that His mercy endures forever. These are important for us to consider because they lead us to give thanks for Who and what God is, that is, His character and also what He does. The history of God, as the Scripture presents it, shows us His character in numerous ways, all of which lead us to Christ. ‘God is a Spirit infinite, eternal and unchangeable, in His being wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.’ Christ is the manifestation of that character. The writer of Hebrews describes Christ by saying He is, ‘the brightness of His glory and the express image of His Person.’ If we observe the character of Christ, we observe the character of God. The conclusion we reach is that Christ is good and that enables us to understand that God is good. All our understanding of God is related, in one way or another, to our understanding of Christ. Christ is the Living Word of God and God has magnified His Word above His Own Name. 

Our Good and Gracious God, 
we rejoice in Who You are. 
We praise You that all Your acts, 
are a reflection of Your character. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning