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Marks of the Church --- Thanksgiving
I Chronicles 16:7-36 & Colossians 1:3-14
“Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.”
I Chronicles 16:7
Today we turn to the “Mark of the Church” that is so deep and profound that I don’t think we can even come close to plumbing the depths of the meaning of this mark.
What comes to your mind when you hear the word “thanksgiving?’
What does thanksgiving mean to you?
How do you give thanksgiving?
How do you live with thanksgiving?
The holidays are here and we are four days away from Thanksgiving Day! Families and friends will gather together, they will share a meal, and share their lives with laughter and love.
This morning let’s take a few minutes to scratch the surface of the mark of the church called “Thanksgiving.”
We have two, long readings.
Before we dig into the word, let’s pray!
“God of mercy, grace, and forgiveness, we gather today with a thankful heart.
We give you all our thanks and all the glory for the lives you have given us.
We are so thankful.
We are so grateful.
Help us to always live a life of thanksgiving.
Amen”
In chapter fifteen of I Chronicles, the Ark of the Covenant is brought to Jerusalem.
When the Ark arrives by chapter sixteen, David and all the people begin to worship!
The Ark has been brought into the tent that King David pitched.
What we are going to read from 1 Chronicles is King David’s praise and thanksgiving song!
I Chronicles 16:7-36
That day David first committed to Asaph and his associates this psalm of thanks to the Lord:
8 Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name;
make known among the nations what he has done.
9 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.
10 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
12 Remember the wonders he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
13 O descendants of Israel his servant,
O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
15 He remembers his covenant forever,
the word he commanded, for a thousand generations,
16 the covenant he made with Abraham,
the oath he swore to Isaac.
17 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
18 “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion you will inherit.”
19 When they were but few in number,
few indeed, and strangers in it,
20 they wandered from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
21 He allowed no man to oppress them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:
22 “Do not touch my anointed ones;
do my prophets no harm.”
23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
24 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
25 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
he is to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.
27 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and joy in his dwelling place.
28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of nations,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength,
29 ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name.
Bring an offering and come before him;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.
30 Tremble before him, all the earth!
The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”
32 Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;
let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
33 Then the trees of the forest will sing,
they will sing for joy before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth.
34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
35 Cry out, “Save us, O God our Savior;
gather us and deliver us from the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name,
that we may glory in your praise.”
36 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”[i]
By doing this, King David reminded the people of Israel that worship was to begin and end with the Lord.
King David took several of the Psalms that he had written and combined them together in his praise and thanksgiving to the Lord.
You probably didn’t notice, but David uses title “The Lord” fourteen times.
David wanted to remind the people of God’s works (vv.
8–13), God’s words (vv.
14–22) and God’s wonder (vv.
23–36).
David wanted the people to be thankful and to offer up thanksgiving sacrifices of praises for God’s works, God’s words, and God’s wonders.
King David wanted the people to offer up thanksgiving and praise for the Lord’s glory, greatness, and goodness.
Can you imagine the excitement of the day?
The Ark finally came to Jerusalem!
One day the Ark would disappear, but the inspired song of praise and thanksgiving has remained for all generations to use as they worship God.
King David does not end the song with the God’s works, words and wonder.
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