Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Hebrews 13:15 The Jewish people honoured God through their sacrifices upon the altar and also through the firstfruits of harvest. A sheaf of grain would be brought to the priest who… Continue reading Present your Heart
Category: Thanksgiving
The Harvest Provider
I will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil. Deuteronomy 11:14 We have so much to be thankful for, not least of all God’s bounty of produce from the earth itself. Plants and… Continue reading The Harvest Provider
There Is No Other
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and he is to be held in awe above all gods. 1 Chronicles 16:25 No other being, alive or dead, compares to our God, and no other god comes anywhere close to being in the vicinity of comparable. A tree is cut down and fashioned… Continue reading There Is No Other
Can’t Keep Quiet
For we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard. Acts 4:20 It is almost impossible to keep exciting news to yourself. “I got the job!” “We got the house!” “I’ve been accepted.” “We’re engaged!” “I lost 3lbs this week!” (Because sometimes it’s the little things). Maybe it’s a cause that you feel… Continue reading Can’t Keep Quiet
I Own Nothing
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. 1 Chronicles 29:11 This is a prayer of David before… Continue reading I Own Nothing
The Pride; The Fall
Daniel 4:27 – Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity. Nebuchadnezzar had paid homage to Daniel and his God after the interpretation of the first dream.… Continue reading The Pride; The Fall
Wisdom Granted
Daniel 2:17,18 – Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar… Continue reading Wisdom Granted
God’s Provision
Acts 3:8 – And leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. This is such a joyous verse (and it makes you want to sing the little chorus too). Peter and John were going to the temple for afternoon prayers and as they… Continue reading God’s Provision
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