THE PSALMS – A JOURNEY IN WORSHIP AND FAITH - November 26, 2014 - Day 105 - Psalm 105

Tomorrow all across America people will sit down and celebrate Thanksgiving Day. For many this means a great meal of turkey, dressing, gravy, and pumpkin pie. It means a lot to football fans, some who consider this a great day for watching the game. To many it is a chance to see family who they don’t often get to see. But the original meaning of the holiday was that as Americans we would sit down at a meal in which we would praise God and offer our thanks in unity for the bountiful blessings He has bestowed upon us. How do we get back to having a heart for praising God and being thankful in a world so filled with sorrow? Psalm 105 teaches us that lesson. It is psalm of history; the history of Israel and of how in His sovereign nature God has fulfilled His covenant with Abraham.

Psalm 105:1-4
Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!

Every day we should sing our praises to God and to bring glory to His name by sharing His love with others. Prayer and Bible reading is essential to finding the joy of being in His presence.

Psalm 105:5
Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,

One way to see past the current struggles we face is to look back and see how God has brought us through each and every trial. Read through this psalm and then look back at the stories of Israel in the Old Testament. God is faithful and true to His promises even when we fail Him. Take time to consider your own life and remember the way God has carried you through the difficult times. Don’t let the old saying “count your blessings” pass you by. Sit down with Jesus in prayer and contemplate the blessings you have. You will find it impossible to list every one.

Psalm 105:7-8
He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,

Do you realize how long 1000 generations is? Do the math. God’s promises are never broken, He cannot lie. Read through this Psalm. See how God has stayed faithful. Understand that His time is not our time. If it seems He has failed you, He has not. God moves by the clock of eternity. We live by man’s clock and have no patience.

Psalm 105:41
He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river.

Jesus Christ is that rock. If you are not drinking from this well of living water then none of this will make sense. But once you drink deeply of Christ you will see with new eyes and realize how blessed you are.

Psalm 105:42-43
For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant. So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing.

God has and will keep His covenant with Israel. But Christ came and brought a New Covenant for the church. He will bring His sheep out and it will be with joy and with singing.

This Thanksgiving come to the table with a pure heart of thankfulness and praise to God, who has given you so much. Why does God bless us so?

Psalm 105:45
that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!

God has blessed us so that we would come to Him in worship and praise. Christ has set us free from the law but he has also set us free from the chains of sin. Because of that we are now free to keep His statutes and observe His law. We are free to Praise His name. Thanks be to God.