A Thankful Heart – Of David.
“I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises. I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul. All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth. They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar. If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me. The LORD will fulfill His purpose in me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—
do not abandon the works of Your hands.”
“I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises. I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.”
How much respect do we really have for God’s Word? If we are in a worship service and the leader begins reading the Bible, do we zone off into Facebook rather than listening? Or do we look up the scripture on a cell phone or tablet or in our Bibles? If God honors His Word even above His Name, we should be paying close attention!
“On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul. All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth. They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.” David evidently has written this psalm and he is referring to some crisis in his life when he was ready to give up and God strengthened him.
“Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar. If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me. The LORD will fulfill His purpose in me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—
do not abandon the works of Your hands.” David is affirming that God has protected him and will continue to protect him. The underlined verse is sometimes interpreted as “The Lord will perfect that which concerns me.” When we trust in God, we can be certain that he will bring all His purposes in our lives to fruition. God will not abandon the works of His hands.
APPLICATION: As I am writing this Bible study, our head of nursing and I are worried about one of the student nurses currently doing an attachment at our hospital. While we try to help as many needy students as possible, we cannot help everybody. Now we have learned that one young lady might not be able to continue her nursing course because her brothers are refusing to continue to pay her school fees. The hospital has closed sponsorship for the year because our funds are limited and sponsorship means that we will have to find an employment slot for that individual once he or she completes training. Can we trust God to perfect His purposes for this young lady? Where do we fit into this scenario? Right now, we have more questions than answers.
One of the problems we have with Divine Providence is that God frequently works far more slowly than we desire. We want quick action and quick answers. “God, give me patience and give it to me right now!” But we must continue to trust that God knows more than we do. One pastor friend used to tell us, “God is in management; we are only in advertising.”
Perhaps you are in one of those in-between situations. You are waiting on God but He seems to be taking a long time to act. Hang in there! God knows the end from the beginning and He will bring His purposes to a successful conclusion.
PRAYER: Father God, thank You for loving us and for caring for us. Lord, please help us to trust that You ARE fulfilling Your purposes for us. In the mighty and precious Name of King Jesus. Amen.
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