Welcome....
This Thursday, we will be celi-bra-ting Thanks-giving Day, and I trust this will not be just
one day of Thanks-giving, but every-day should be a day of thanks-giving. As we gather
together this Thursday, with our friends and loved ones, let’s take the time to truly thank
God for what he has done.....elaborate......
Our theme this year is Order My Steps In Thy Word, taken from Psalm 119 verse 133a...elaborate....
We are in the Thanks-giving Season, and next Sunday we will be in the Advent Season.
Please turn with me to in your bi-bles to Psalm 107 verses 1 through 8. Let’s all stand and read together.
My sub-ject for today is, The Lord Is Good. When God delivers you from some-thing, it
is only right and proper to say thank you.. When some-one has done some-thing for you, it
is only right and proper to say thank you. I need 10 volunteers at this time, and we are
going to do something a little different right now . ( We are nearing the Christmas season,
and I believe we all need some money. In my hand I have 10 pieces of card, and $1,000 is
written on each card, please note, there is no value to what is written on the card. and it
is not an I Owe You.......elaborate......ask someone to pass out cards to volunteers,
just take a card and go back to your seat, don’t say anything. Ask one of the
volunteers to come back and say thank you) If this was true, how do you think Bro/Sis
would feel when no one said thank you? In Luke 17 is the real account of 10 lepers who
were cleansed and only one came back and said thank you..........elaborate..............
In verse 1 of our text for today, the psalmist writes, O Give thanks unto the Lord. This
psalm is a song of thanks-giving, it is a general call to every-one to give God thanks.
God’s people the Israelites had reason to give God thanks, and we today have all the
reasons to give God thanks, because the Lord is good.
The Lord has been good to us, but so often we have for-gotten to say thank you. Who
woke you up this morning? It was the Lord, but did you say thank you? Who put food
on your table? It was the Lord, but did you say thank you? Who clothed you in your
right mind? It was the Lord, but did you say thank you? When you were
sick.........elaborate...
It is time for us to start thinking of the goodness of God. Just think of his goodness to
you...elaborate......
Not only should we give God thanks because he is good, but we should give God thanks
because his mercy endures forever. I enjoy talking about grace and mercy. That word
endures means, to remain set in pur-pose; hold out; to last for a long time. God’s
mercy endures for a long time, it lasts for-ever. We are here today because God’s mercy
endures for-ever...........elaborate.....
All types of people are out there giving thanks, but only those who are redeemed can
truly give thanks to God. Let’s look at verse 2 of our text (read) That word redeemed
means to recover from captivity; to free from the bondage of sin. The Children of
Israel were in bondage in Egypt, and God redeemed them, he set them free. In the
wilderness journey God redeemed his people, he set them free from the hand of the
enemy. When they were captive in Babylon, God rescued them, he redeemed them. We
who are saved today were in bondage, we were under the control of Satan, we could not
help our-selves, but one day Je-sus came our way and redeemed us, he set us free, and
because we are free we can give thanks to God. We can thank God today because we
have been set free and whoever the Son, God’s Son has set free is free
indeed.........elaborate....
If you are still in bondage, and can-not thank God, today you can be set free from the
bondage of sin, and you too will be able to give thanks to God, because of his goodness,
and, because of his enduring mercy..........elaborate....
Let’s look at verses 3 through 5 of our text (read) Truly the Lord is good. God gathered
his people from the four corners of the earth, from the east, from the west, from the north
and from the south, and he brought them together. They wandered in the wilderness, they
were ready to perish for hunger, their soul even fainted in them, but God was still good to
them............elaborate...
In their hungering; in their thirsting; in their fainting, look what happens in verse 6 of our
text (read) I want some-body to know today, because God is good, because his mercy
endures forever, when you are in trouble, just take the time and cry out to God. If you are
discouraged, just cry out to God. If you don’t know where to go, just cry out to God. If
you are hungry and thirsty, you don’t know where your next meal is coming from just cry
out to God. If there is no money in the bank, you have lost your stocks and bonds, just
take the time and cry out to God. If the doctors have given you a bad report, and you
don’t know what to do, just cry out to God.............elaborate.... In Psalm 73 the psalmist
became discouraged, let’s turn to Psalm 73 verses 2 and 3. (read) The psalmist knew about
God’s goodness, but the time came when he almost slipped; he almost failed. The time
might come in our lives where we almost slipped; we almost failed the Lord, but if we just
cry out to God, there is deliverance.
The latter part of verse 6 says, and he delivered them out of their distresses. Thank
God for his deliverance out of distresses. The word deliverance means, a rescuing,
setting free. Let’s turn to Acts 12 verse 7 (read) The saints were crying out to God, God
heard their cry and delivered Peter out of prison...........elaborate..... Let’s turn to Acts 16
verse 25 & 26(read) Paul and Silas were having a prayer meeting in prison, and while the
prayer meeting was going on, God sent deliverance...........elaborate...The Lord is good...
Let’s look at verses 7 and 8 of our text (read) God the Divine leader; the God who cannot
make a mistake, he lead the Children of Israel forth by the right way. There are many
scams going on today, people are leading others astray, but because God is good, he lead
his children forth by the right way. He directed them to a place that they could inhabit.
We ought to thank God of how he takes care of us in our going out and coming in. We
ought to thank God for the way he pro-vides for us on a daily basis. We ought to thank
God for how he is blessing us right now. Trials yes, but God still takes care. Problems yes,
but God still takes care. Hard times yes, ..............elaborate.....
Because God is so good to us; because God’s mercy endures forever; because we have
been redeemed, set free from the bondage of sin; because of what the Lord has done for
us, we are called upon in verse 8 of our text to praise the Lord (read verse 8) When we
think of God’s goodness, we just can’t help to praise the Lord. When we think of what
God has done for us, we can’t help but praise the Lord. When we think of where God has
brought us from we can’t help but praise the Lord. Some of us were sick last week, but we
have been touched by God, and so we can’t help but praise the Lord.......elaborate....
As we face tomorrow, let’s start praising the Lord. As problems come our way, let’s start
praising the Lord. As we go out to witness to those who are lost, let’s start praising the
Lord. Let’s praise God in the morning; let’s praise God in the evening, and as we go to bed
at nights, let’s keep on praising him. Let our day be a constant time of praise and
thanksgiving to God.............elaborate....
Oh that men; wo-men, boys and girls, those who have been redeemed, start taking
the time to praise the Lord......elaborate...
I wish I had $1,000 to give to each of you today, but I don’t, but I do have something that
is far better than $1,000, and that is God’s love for you, will you come and get it..........
Let us stand........
