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Tuesday... He deserves and rewards a personal thank you.


Tuesday... He deserves and rewards a personal thank you.

There was this day back in the summer when it was 103 degrees and I had a flat tire on our freeway and I had gone so far in changing it and I needed help so I called my son-in-law, Andrew, for help. I was in some trouble so I called and he came. And he came and did what I needed and without a doubt, I thanked him. Now if it was a roadside service that I pay to be ready and I called and they came, I would also say thanks but it just isn't as meaningful as calling Andrew and his coming. He didn't have to but he came because he was concerned and I really, really appreciated his coming.

David wrote in Psalm 52:9 (MSG), "I thank you always that you went into action." God has my personal interest at heart. Yes, He has a lot of other people who need Him but He has what it takes, and I can trust Him to go into action.

The Amplified Bible says in verses 8b and 9, "I trust [confidently] in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever. I will thank you forever, because You have done it, [You have rescued me and kept me safe]. I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of your godly ones."

I love that first phrase, "I trust [confidently]." We've been here before. This is not the first time I have thanked you. And that is also a good reason to make thanksgiving a habit. When I'm thanking I reminding myself of the good things He has done before and it gives me confidence. And He rewards us. He's done it before and He will do it again. Being thankful builds confidence.

And that confidence is also shown by David when he says "I will wait on Your name."

In that time when I had my flat I had to wait for Andrew to come but I knew that He would come because he said he would. I had confidence even when I had to wait and he came and he did what I needed him to do. I had gone as far as I thought was best for this 75 year old man to go and he then came and finished the task. I knew that I could wait with confidence.

Now in all of this, it is important to be reminded of what God is doing and has done by on a daily basis thanking Him. That is always my first prayer in the morning. So I start my day with confidence because I know that God will go into action because He has done it before.

So maybe that would be a good thing for you to personally do each morning, to start your day by thanking Him for the fact that He is a God of action. He has done it before and He will do it again. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning


 

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