Psalm 107:1 says, “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures for ever!” Lets break it down very literally: What is the Lord? Good Why is the Lord good? Because His love is steadfast and is never ending. What should our response be because He is good? Give thanks One of the main attributes of God that constantly amazes me is His giving. Giving is at the heart of every relationship. Why? Because Christ ultimately gave His son for our lost souls. Relationships - romantic, familial, friendships - are intended to model our intimate binding with the Heavenly Father, because we are to always seek to become more like Christ (1 corinthians 11:1). Giving involves uplifting another person: you are giving your time, your care, your love, physical affection, your trust, and so much more! A giving relationship must always seek the absolute best of the other person!! That is what Christ does for us! He gave His life, He gave the best way to life, and He gave never-ending life! God has given us an abundance of Life!! (John 10:10). The main reason we are given things in abundance is to give to others like He gives His never-ending love to us! Why would Jesus fill us with more than we need except to pour it out to others?? He gives more love, more grace, more sufficiency than any one human could possibly grasp! This is why He is good! And this is why we are to turn and pour that out to others!! We should be overwhelmed by His abundance and sufficiency. Psalm 107:1 doesn’t just say, “O give thanks to the Lord… He is good; …His steadfast love endures for ever!” It says FOR He is good, FOR His steadfast love endures forever. It all must go together! He would not be good if His steadfast love didn’t endure forever! We would not give thanks if He wasn’t a good God! He has given us creation to benefit our eyes and all of our senses. He has given us His love to fill us wholly. He has given us dominion over the earth to support and promote life (Gen 1:26). We praise Him because He is good, because He has made us fearfully and wonderfully made, because His love never ends and always abounds. It flows into our hearts like honey. It is sweet to the taste and nourishing to our souls. So what is the only proper response to His goodness? THANKS! Oh how His goodness surrounds us in the trees, in the animals, in the love we experience with others, in the perfect story He is constantly forming out of our lives, it is all a gift because He is a GOOD GOOD LORD. Lord keep revealing to me Your Glory in everything, help me appreciate each intricacy of your perfect design and world so I can praise you even more. Let praise evermore flow from my lips!
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