8 Let them give thanks to Yahweh for His lovingkindness, And for His wondrous deeds to the sons of men!

9 For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

— Psalm 107:8-9

The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.

— Psalm 145:9

The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.

— Nahum 1:7

28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.

29 He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.

31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

— Isaiah 40:28-31

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

Praising God represents a powerful way to transform our thinking and reorder our affections. When we worship God, we proclaim the goodness of all His acts, great and small. When genuinely hard and grievous things in our life discourage us, God does not ask us to pretend that what is evil or sad is good. Instead, we can ask Him to help us develop an attitude of praise that focuses on Him more than our difficulties.

Let’s praise God so the truth of who He is will permeate our hearts and minds and worship Him for His greatness so we can find strength and peace to represent Him to others with truth and faithfulness. Let’s praise Jesus that He has reconciled us to God and made us His own. He will return to celebrate the purity and cleansing that He has given us and so we celebrate even more Jesus-His past faithfulness, His present presence and power in their lives, and His certain future victory.