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Prayers of Thanksgiving

 


Psalm 100 

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth!
Everyone, everywhere should be filled with the JOY that comes from the LORD alone.

Worship the LORD with gladness
come before Him with joyful songs.
The secret to happiness?  It's in worshiping God.  When He comes first, everything else falls into place.

Know that the LORD is God
It is He who made us and we are His;
we are the sheep of His pasture.
When I stop trying to be in control of my life and I recognize that He IS my good shepherd (the Sovereign One), then I can rest and be at peace in His pasture.  

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise;
Give thanks to Him and praise His name. 
The way to come to God is with a boundless list of gratitude, recognizing all that He is for us.  His name is great - He is called Emmanuel (God with us), El Roi (The God who sees us), Jehovah Jireh (our provider), the Alpha and Omega, the Prince of peace and the King of kings.

For the LORD is good and His love endures forever; 
His faithfulness continues through all generations.
We are unfaithful people, we are like sheep who lose their way, but He promises to keep his covenant with us, to be faithful even when we are faithless.  He will always be there for us and He will not stop loving us (nothing can separate us from the love of God!)

Amen and amen.  So many things to be thankful for this season but mostly for Our God, Our Savior, Our Hope, Light and Life!



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