11-19-13= Singing and Thanksgiving

2 Hezekiah assigned the priests and Levites to divisions—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—to offer burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to minister, to give thanks and to sing praises at the gates of the Lord’s dwelling. (2 Chronicles 31:2).  

Thoughts: Singing and thanksgiving go together.  When we are truly grateful thanksgiving easily turns into song.  When I was little my father tried to teach me how to whistle.  You kind of hum with your lips together- and then you blow out- and you keep doing that and it turns into a whistle.  Now I love to whistle.  Giving thanks is like the precursor to a song.  Sure there are different kinds of songs- blues, love songs, but thanksgiving seems to easily turn to song.  The verse of song sung over and over in the Bible is "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good."  God is good to us- better than we deserve.  He is not a god who loves evil and wrong.  He is a God who loves to give good things to His people.   That is worth singing about.  

Prayer: I give thanks to you, O Lord, for you are good.  I sing to you with gratitude in my heart for your great love and kindness.