Give Thanks (7)
Series: Life Verses
Tony Thomas
1 Thessalonians 5:18; Psalms 100:1-5
My favorite psalm is Psalms 100 (KJV):
1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the Lord he is God; It is He who hath 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 unto Him, and bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endureth to all generations.
The Children of Israel should have been grateful. God delivered them from slavery, he parted the Red Sea, he drowned Pharaohs army, he led them with a pillar of fire and a cloud, he provided manna to eat and water to drink, he delivered the ten commandments (twice), and they were walking toward the Promised Land!
Strangely enough, those freed slaves could only complain! They complained about Moses and Aaron for bringing them into a wilderness to die at the hands of Pharaoh (Exodus 14:11). They complained about the bitter tasting water they were forced to drink (Exodus 15:22). They complained about a lack of food (Exodus 16:1). They complained about the lack of water (Exodus 17:2). In Numbers 11:4 they became tired of eating manna, so God provided quail instead. To top it off, after the spies returned informing them that Canaan was a ''land flowing with milk and honey,'' they complained about the giants who lived there (Numbers 14).
The Bible describes God as being long suffering (2 Peter 3:9), but his patience grew thin and he turned Israel around. For forty years they walked in circles and everyone over the age of twenty died, with the notable exceptions of Joshua and Caleb.
In 1 Corinthians 10, Paul reheares their wilderness wandering:
5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them.
6 These things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our h ...
Series: Life Verses
Tony Thomas
1 Thessalonians 5:18; Psalms 100:1-5
My favorite psalm is Psalms 100 (KJV):
1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the Lord he is God; It is He who hath 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 unto Him, and bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endureth to all generations.
The Children of Israel should have been grateful. God delivered them from slavery, he parted the Red Sea, he drowned Pharaohs army, he led them with a pillar of fire and a cloud, he provided manna to eat and water to drink, he delivered the ten commandments (twice), and they were walking toward the Promised Land!
Strangely enough, those freed slaves could only complain! They complained about Moses and Aaron for bringing them into a wilderness to die at the hands of Pharaoh (Exodus 14:11). They complained about the bitter tasting water they were forced to drink (Exodus 15:22). They complained about a lack of food (Exodus 16:1). They complained about the lack of water (Exodus 17:2). In Numbers 11:4 they became tired of eating manna, so God provided quail instead. To top it off, after the spies returned informing them that Canaan was a ''land flowing with milk and honey,'' they complained about the giants who lived there (Numbers 14).
The Bible describes God as being long suffering (2 Peter 3:9), but his patience grew thin and he turned Israel around. For forty years they walked in circles and everyone over the age of twenty died, with the notable exceptions of Joshua and Caleb.
In 1 Corinthians 10, Paul reheares their wilderness wandering:
5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them.
6 These things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our h ...
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