2022 0403 Psalm

Let us give thanks

Psalm 107:1–3 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.

let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story

the Lord is good and we need to tell of that goodness

Psalm 107:42 The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.

here is our normal state - we should be rejoicing

wickedness is not to speak of God’s goodness

last week’s reminder

Psalm 107:8

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind

Let us Tell

Psalm 40:9-10 I proclaim your saving acts in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, LORD, as you know.

 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.

our course of action in our assembly

God is here in our midst

we cannot remain silent

God’s love and faithfulness directs our proclamations

God is Good.... All the Time

Joyful Noise

Psalm 118:15–17 NIV

Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things! The Lord’s right hand is lifted high; the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!” I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.

Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous

the tents of the righteous

we who live by Christ are righteous

shouts of joy and victory

resound is ongoing, amplifying upon itself

we the redeemed are more than conquerors

joy must be heard

I will proclaim what the Lord has done

“The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things! The Lord’s right hand is lifted high; the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”

common refrain - the Lord’s deeds

he has done and continues to do mighty things

I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.

eternal life is mine - I will live

my proclamation will ring out

Deuteronomy 32:3 NIV

I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God!

why?

next verse explains fully

Deuteronomy 32:4 NIV

He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.

a perfect God not man made with all the flaws of human design

in him there is no evil

in him upright and just

Our Experience

each one of us has stories of redemption and of the Lord’d blessings

some are big, others mean a lot privately

yet we must celebrate the work of the lord in our lives

we are far better off today than yesterday

I will live for the Lord for he sustains me each and every day