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Psalm 107 is a wonderful Psalm of Praise to the Lord. It is hard to count the many praises to the Lord that is written down in this Psalm. The first part records, that we should praise the Lord and give thanks to Him for His mercy.

Then let the redeemed of the Lord sing His praises. Oh that we would praise Him for His goodness and His kind and merciful deeds to us. Praise Him because He satisfies our longing soul with goodness.

Lift up your voice and praise the Lord because He sent His Word and healed the people and delivered them from destruction. His greatest miracle is how His Word brought the healing of salvation to us.

Let’s praise the Lord from morning until night. From the rising of the sun until the going down of the same. From dawn until dusk. All day, every day, all day long.

Our praises to God is really an attitude of praise. It’s not that we are sitting around all day praising and thanking God. We live our life in an attitude of thanksgiving and praise as we are working, playing, and serving.

Sometime during our day as we see and hear things, our mind tells our heart that it’s time to silently lift up praises to God. Also, we will want to lift up a request for God’s help in our life or for someone else.

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever” (Psalm 107:1).

During the last two years, I have had my patience stretched far beyond the length, I could have ever imagined. But the years I have lived up to this time as a Believer has helped greatly for this time in my life.

Also my personality is that it takes a lot to make me angry. I try to stay calm and not embarrass myself. The time that I was having some work done at my house, has really taxed my patience.

Having the work done once, and then twice, and now the third time will try anyone’s patience. The second wait was one year and now the third wait is going on six months.

I believe that kindness with firmness works better for as long as possible. I have tried to do this because the Scripture records that “A kind word turns away wrath”.

I am glad to say that my patience got some relief because I received a phone call the other day that the work will begin soon.

This situation has for sure let me practice making my patience stronger with God’s help. I am thankful for that, but no one said that learning patience would be easy.

They say that practice makes perfect and of course none of us like the situations that causes the practicing to be necessary.

“…add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity” (2 Peter 1:5-7 KJV).

I had just made friends with a lady at our church. One day after Bible Study at the church, we decided to stop by the grocery store on our way home.

We enjoyed a slow walk through the store as we talked and did our shopping. When we were ready to leave, we headed for the express line to check-out.

She was pushing the cart and to my surprise and shock, she almost ran over a man pushing a cart, so he would not be able to get in line before her. She also had a few choice words for him.

I was embarrassed and felt like I should apologize to him, but she thought nothing was wrong with what she had just done. She was not only a Christian, but was the wife of a deacon at our church.

I tried to process this incident and learn from it as we never know who is watching, but God is always watching. Incidents that draw attention from others, is a bad testimony for anyone and especially a Christian. However, I do know that no one is perfect.

There is such a thing as a baby in Christ, but Christian are not to stay a baby in Christ. The reason we go to Bible Study and Sunday Church is to mature in Christ, taking on His characteristics.

Scripture says that showing God’s love is the way to show others that we are a Christian.

“And so I am giving a new commandment to you now—love each other just as much as I love you. Your strong love for each other will prove to the world that you are my disciples” (John 13:34-35 LB).


Spring is a beautiful time of the year. We all enjoy it so much in many different ways. The green of the trees and blooms of the flowers begin to replace the drab of winter.

The earth is beginning to renew its self and get all dressed up for us. God is showing His handiwork which is a wonderful gift. However Jesus is the greatest gift anyone has ever received or another has ever given.

Springtime brings to mind some of the names of Jesus that is mentioned in the Scriptures. Dayspring, Day Star, The Bright and Morning Star, The Vine, Marvelous Light, and A Branch of Righteousness.

“Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby The Dayspring from on high hath visited us” (Luke 1:78).

“We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawns, and The Day Star arise in your heart” (2 Peter 1:19).

“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and The Bright and Morning Star” (Revelation 22:16).

“I am The Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser” (John 15:1).

“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His Marvelous Light” (1 Peter 2:9).

“In those days and at that time I will cause to grow up to David A Branch of Righteousness; He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth” (Jeremiah 33:15).




When we reminisce about life, we are thinking about all the water that has gone under the bridge. For some of us more water has flowed and we can see that we have more life behind us than we do before us.

Whichever the way it happens to be, we should think about ways that we can better live the rest of our life. How about learning more about what Paul calls the fullness of God.

First ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand the depth of God’s love. We need to understand it in order to walk in it. Then we can serve others out of a heart of love that loves like He loves.

The depth of God’s love means that it is strong, true, giving, honest, deep, sincere, abundant, limitless, and it will go on forever.

The Apostle Paul writes to the Christians at Ephesus that he was praying that God would fill them with the fullness of God. This prayer is also for us, and as we read this prayer, and pray it back to God. Then rejoice as He answers Paul’s prayer and ours.

“That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love. May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:16-19 RSV).




We can give a gift and never say a word. However, words can be a wonderful gift. I believe Jesus gave a lot of gifts without saying a word. When He did speak, He spoke with great wisdom and chose His words carefully.

It doesn’t take a word to give the gift of a smile or open a door for someone. No words are needed to give someone in traffic a chance to go ahead of you.

No words are necessary when we give the gift of a hug to a hurting friend. Most teachers and pastors will appreciate the gift of a nod when we like their preaching and teaching.

Our prayers of praise, worship, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication can be done in silence and will be a gift to our Heaven Father. What a wonderful gift to give to Him.

We can give ourselves a most precious gift by meditating and reading The Bible. We can also give ourselves a gift of peace and joy as we go about our daily work, when our mind is kept on God and pleasing Him.

We can give the gift of a hand clap of praise to God after hearing a beautiful song by a choir. It is wonderful and appreciated, I am sure, when we give the gift of being patient with someone.

If we think and count to ten before we speak some of our opinions, our gift of silence, will more than likely be better received.

These gifts cost nothing. It’s just that we are being observant, conscience of our surroundings, and interested in being nice to friends and strangers. We will probably never know how these gifts may have helped the person that received them. However, we may receive the same gift back that we just gave or more than likely one of these gifts from someone else. Life is about giving and receiving with thanksgiving.

“For if you give, you will get! Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over. Whatever measure you use to give—large or small—will be used to measure what is given back to you” (Luke 6:38 LB).