Thank You

    ²²"Now consider this, you who^(A)forget God,
         Or I will ^(B)tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver. 
    ²³"He who ^(C)offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me;
         And to him who ^(D)orders his way aright
         I shall ^(E)show the salvation of God."

Psalm 50:22-23

In this Psalm, God is speaking about how He doesn't approve sacrifices from Israel because their hearts aren't tuned in.  They are offering bulls, goats, birds as offerings just to go through the motions; perhaps to show the people their religiousness.  But God can see right through the deception, He doesn't need any court or attorney to convict or prosecute, He is the Judge and will "testify against you" for He is God (v7).

We are lied to, believing things that aren't true all the time; sometimes by Satan and other times by our own sinful flesh.  If not presented to the Lord promptly we deceive ourselves and become blind to it.  When we come to the Lord presenting ourselves, we really need to ask the Holy Spirit to look deep within us search our motives, leaving no crevece unexplored.  We must never forget God; this includes His greatness and our sinfulness.  Forgetting the omnipresent character of God can simply mean not elevating Him to the status He deserves.  We forget when we fail to see Him as Creator, Healer, Counselor, Father and so many other names of God.  We remember when we are offering ourselves in thanksgiving.

We are so blessed to be called Your child.  So blessed beyond anything we could ever imagine and deserve.  Thank you, thank You, thank You a million times... still never enough.  Love you Jesus, amen!