Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise!
– Psalm 100:4
Everyone likes to hear some words of praise. How encouraging it is when someone acknowledges a positive trait or a job well done! Encouragement affirms you are on the right track, at least in one area, and wards off common feelings of inferiority and insecurity. Many families and church groups have the tradition of naming something they are thankful for, with family and friends at the top of the list. Psalm 100 goes deeper than that. The focus is on God Himself. It exhorts people to praise Him and bless His name.
When a believer praises and worships the Lord, it is just as much for their own benefit as God’s. The Heavenly Father is love and desires to give love and receive it from His children. Praise and worship remind people of who He is and what He has done. It reassures a believer that their frail position and vulnerability can be handed over to an all-powerful, all-loving, all-forgiving God. When you participate in praise and thanksgiving you are strengthening your faith and your ability to overcome the challenges of life.
So this November, not only focus on what God has done for you but who He is. Marvel over the fact that He loves you and wants to be loved by you.
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