Thank God For Jesus

Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name.
  -- 1 Chronicles 29:13

The verse from David's song seems so simple and obvious, and yet we may well wonder at times if we do it enough. Thanking God and praising Him might be most easily forgotten when we feel good, or at least relatively pain-free, and when we are well occupied with tasks. And yet, we might forget also when we are bound up with pain and are doing nothing because of it. So, if thanksgiving and praise of our Lord is limited to a time of feeling good and having nothing to do, then yes, we probably aren't doing it enough. Easy enough it seems to implement some praise by taking a moment out of our busy good day, but it seems rather odd to us to give praise and thanks to God when we just feel terrible. Much easier on those rough days to gripe, moan, complain, and petition our Lord for relief, and most immediate relief at that we beg! I believe that God likes all of our contact with Him, and whatever your need today, just pray.

...and thank God for Jesus, who opened the way for our prayers!

Bucky