Thanksgiving Scripture - Nov 26

Annual Bible Reading Plan:

DAN.8-9
ACT.6

2024 Thanksgiving Month Day 26:

Giving Thanks For The Strength God Gives Us
(Psalm 28:1-9)
(Memorize verses 6-9)
1 To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock:
Do not be silent to me,
Lest, if You are silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications
When I cry to You,
When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
3 Do not take me away with the wicked
And with the workers of iniquity,
Who speak peace to their neighbors,
But evil is in their hearts.
4 Give them according to their deeds,
And according to the wickedness of their endeavors;
Give them according to the work of their hands;
Render to them what they deserve.
5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord,
Nor the operation of His hands,
He shall destroy them
And not build them up.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
Because He has heard the voice of my supplications!
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I will praise Him.
8 The Lord is their strength,
And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.
9 Save Your people,
And bless Your inheritance;
Shepherd them also,
And bear them up forever.

Reflection:
In a time of personal and national distress, David prayed earnestly before the Lord. Through his prayer, he drew strength from God, received His promise, and moved from a cry of weakness to thanksgiving and praise in peace. Again and again, David experienced the power and victory that came from trusting in God, declaring, “The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped.” (See also Psalm 18:1, 59:9, 17, 118:14.)
Thank the Lord! He is our strength and shield, One we can always rely on. In this psalm, David shows us the secret to drawing strength from God: steadfastly believing, holding fast, and proclaiming, “The Lord is my strength.” In times of need, when we “trust in Him with our hearts,” we will be helped.
In verses 1-2, David demonstrates how he trusted in the Lord: he acknowledged his own helplessness, saying he was “like those who go down to the pit.” By taking God as his “Rock,” standing in faith upon Him, and lifting his hands (a symbol of lifting his heart) to call upon the Lord, David prayed until he was assured that God had heard him and granted him strength.
Dear brothers and sisters, if you are facing difficulties or needs, now is the time to “trust in Him with your heart.” Lift your hands (and your heart) to call upon Him. Believe that the Lord will hear your prayer and give you strength right now!