[Faith-talk] FW: FW: IBGN~NEWSLETTER~ ~Grace Daily Inspirational~ , GIVING THANKS IN THE CHURCH April 29, 2008

[Eric Calhoun]

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From: "Eric Calhoun" <eric at pmpmail.com>
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Subject: FW: IBGN~NEWSLETTER~ ~Grace Daily Inspirational~  ,GIVING THANKS
IN THE CHURCH   April 29,  2008
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4/30/2008 2:30:00 PM



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Subject: IBGN~NEWSLETTER~ ~Grace Daily Inspirational~  ,GIVING THANKS IN
THE CHURCH   April 29,  2008
Date: 
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:40:44 -0700

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GIVING THANKS IN THE CHURCH
By FLOYD BAKER, Pastor

Scripture Reading: Psalm 35: 18
"I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise Thee 
among much people." This Psalm begins with David's plea, "Plead my 
cause, 0 Lord, with them that strive with me: Fight against them that 
fight against me." This Psalm like so many of David's is written out of 
adversity and a plea for God to intervene on behalf of His servant. 
David in anticipation of God's deliverance declares he will give glory 
and praise to God that "much people" will be aware of what God has done. 
Note his statement in verses 27 and 28, "Let them shout for joy, and be 
glad, that favour my righteous cause:
Yea, let them say continually, "Let the Lord be magnified, which hath 
pleasure in the prosperity of His servant. And my tongue shall speak of 
Thy righteousness and of Thy praise all the day long."

By way of application we too should give God praise for all that He has 
done and continues to do for us. Many times in our prayer meeting we 
might ask, "who can share with us an answer to prayer that God has given 
this past week?" Many times we bring our requests before the Lord and 
never really expect God to answer. Paul declares in Colossians 4:2, 
"Continue in prayer, and WATCH in the same with thanksgiving." Like 
David of old we too should "give praise in the church" and among much 
people. This should not be a time for self glorying but a real time of 
thanking God and encouraging His people. David did this in many of the 
Psalms and Paul does it in Ephesians I :3, "Blessed be the God and 
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual 
blessings in heavenly places in Christ." "In everything give thanks: for 
this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" (I Thessalonians 
5:18).
 




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