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“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: to shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.” Psalm 92:1-5

God’s creative works testify of His great wisdom and understanding, as well as His almighty power. They are reason to acknowledge the true God and offer Him our worship and praise! The fact that He has redeemed us from sin and death through the innocent sufferings and death of His only-begotten Son in our stead and then raised Him up from the dead is certainly reason to thank and praise His name!

“We praise Thee, O God, our Redeemer, Creator, in grateful devotion our tribute we bring; we lay it before Thee, we kneel and adore Thee; we bless Thy holy name, glad praises we sing.” ( Ju­lia B. Co­ry, 1902)

[Scripture is quoted from the King James Version of the Bible.]

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“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: to shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.” Psalm 92:1-3

It is indeed good to continually thank and praise the LORD our God — with our voices and musical instruments — for His mercy and His faithfulness toward us in Christ Jesus, our Savior.

“We praise Thee, O God, our Redeemer, Creator, in grateful devotion our tribute we bring; we lay it before Thee, we kneel and adore Thee; we bless Thy holy name, glad praises we sing.” ( Ju­lia B. Co­ry, 1902)

[Scripture is quoted from the King James Version of the Bible.]

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“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.” Romans 7:7

The law of God is not sinful or flawed. It is perfect, but it reveals to us our sinfulness and our flawed nature when we hear its good and holy demands. If God’s law had not pointed out that we are sinning in our hearts when we are not satisfied with what God has given us and desire what is not rightfully ours, we would not have recognized this sinfulness of our hearts or seen our need for a Savior.

Your commandments are good and right, O Lord. I am a sinner and deserving of Your wrath and punishment. Have mercy on me and pardon my sins for the sake of the blood of Christ Jesus, shed on the cross for the sins of all. In His name, I pray. Amen.

[Scripture is quoted from the King James Version of the Bible.]

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“But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.” 1 John 2:5-6

If we truly know God’s love for us in Christ Jesus, it will move us to keep the word and teaching of our Lord Jesus. It is evidence that we trust in Christ Jesus as our Savior if we, as a fruit of faith, seek to walk as He walked.

O Holy Spirit, work through Your Word and grant me true faith in Christ Jesus and move me to live as he lived. Amen.

[Scripture is quoted from the King James Version of the Bible.]

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“And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” 1 John 2:3-4

If one is a Christian — if he is truly sorry for his sins and looks in faith to Christ Jesus and His cross for pardon and forgiveness — he will then seek to keep Jesus’ commandments and live in accordance with God’s Word. One who claims to know Jesus Christ and trust in Him but disregards His commandments is a liar and not a true believer.

Grant that I truly repent of my sins and look to you in faith, Lord Jesus, that I may have forgiveness for all my sins and walk in accord with Your Word. Amen.

[Scripture is quoted from the King James Version of the Bible.]

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