A Psalm of Thanksgiving

A Psalm of Thanksgiving.

Psalms 100:1-5(NKJV)

1    Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!

2    Serve the Lord with gladness;     Come before His presence with singing.

3    Know that the Lord, He is God;     It is He who has made us, and £not we ourselves;     We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

4    Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,      And into His courts with praise.     Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

5    For the Lord is good;     His mercy is everlasting,      And His truth endures to all generations.

How important is being thankful as part of our relationship with God?  As you can see in the Scripture above He wants us to come to Him with a thankful heart.  Let's take a look at a couple of other Scriptures.

Romans 1:21-22(NKJV)

21because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 

22Professing to be wise, they became fools, 

In this Scripture it is talking of those who know of God but who don't really know God.  One of the missing attributes from the relationship is thankfulness.

Colossians 3:15(NKJV)

15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 

And here again in Colossians we are reminded to be thankful.  But thankful for what?  That's for you to decide.  I would start with being thankful that God sent His son Jesus to cover all of our sins.  From there take a look at your life and figure out what it is that you are thankful to God for, and then let Him know!