“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy name, O most High: to show forth Thy lovingkindness in the morning, and Thy faithfulness every night” (Psalm 92:1-2).
Where I live, today is a bright sunny day, and one that encourages us to give thanks and praise the Lord. Of course, we should give thanks and praise Him even if the weather is not nice, but we can specially thank Him for a nice day. It is still cold up here in Canada (about 18 deg. F., or minus 8 deg. C.), but it is nice to see the sun. In our area the maple sap is running well, and that means that spring is on the way!
Also, we experience the Lord’s lovingkindness, and this is a wonderful word in Hebrew. I am not a Hebrew scholar, but anyone can look this up. The Hebrew word here in chesed, which means a lot of good things together, such as mercy, lovingkindness, goodness, love, favor, beauty, etc. The Lord shows us all these things, and does it from morning until night. In this way we see His faithfulness, for He shows all these things to us continuously. We can thank Him every night for His faithfulness before we go to bed. Let us not forget to do this. We thank the Lord for His great salvation, but it is good to thank Him for the mercies we enjoy every day.
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