Devotion 1/2, Count Your Blessings

Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalm 103:1-3

For some reason it is easier for us as humans to focus on those things that we do not have, instead of being thankful for what God has already given us. I know it sounds a bit cliché, but we really do need to take time once in a while and count our blessings. God has given us the very best gift of all when He sent Jesus to this earth to pay our sin debt to Him. We can always be thankful for that! Our circumstances may not be always pleasant in life, but we know the Creator of all things and He loves His own and has promised that He will work things out for our good (Romans 8:28).

Our hearts should just bubble over with praise to our awesome God, He has promised to never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). How comforting to know that He is always watching out for us and has given us His Holy Spirit to indwell us for peace, comfort, and joy as we go through this life for His glory!

Praise must not just come from our lips. Praise must come from deep within our soul, recognizing all the great blessings God has given us. While God is worthy of praise because he is holy and majestic and mighty, we have even greater reasons to praise him. He has been so very gracious to us!

Holy Father, I praise you for sending Jesus. I praise you for providing the sacrifice for my sins. I praise you for raising him from the dead and triumphing over sin and death. I praise you for those who shared the Gospel of your grace with me. I praise for what you are doing through me and for me. I praise for what you are about to do and yet remains enshrouded in mystery to me. I praise because you are Almighty God who has chosen to be my Abba Father. In the name of Jesus Christ my Lord, I praise you. Amen.

In my world with all the noise, the stuff, the things I have filled my daily life with that I think are so important, I fail to stop and dwell in all the blessings God has filled my life with and to give Him praise, one by one. He’s taken my relationship personal, and filled my life with blessings and grace. The least I can do is carve out a little time for Him to say thank you.
Lord, you have and continue to fill my cup with everything I need. When I count my blessings it overwhelms me that you take our relationship so personal.
Thank you Lord for loving me and showering me with your grace and mercies. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen
GUY PENROD (COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS LYRICS)