{"id":598,"date":"2010-11-09T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/?p=598"},"modified":"2015-08-27T20:30:59","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T00:30:59","slug":"psalm-109-esv-2-minute-devotional-and-iphoneapp-%e2%80%93-give-thanks-quote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systemsofmerritt.com\/wordpress\/psalm-109-esv-2-minute-devotional-and-iphoneapp-%e2%80%93-give-thanks-quote\/598","title":{"rendered":"Give Thanks! \u2013 Psalm 109 ESV 2 Minute Devotional"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PsalmI love this picture! Mr. Beaver seems to be talking directly to me, reminding me to “give thanks to the Lord.” Actually, I do need reminding, because I often forget to give thanks.
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As in many Psalms, the Psalmist speaks of “the needy one” and of God’s protection and salvation. Normally I think of the “needy one” as some desperately poor person – someone else.
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It turns out that that “needy one” is actually me! I need God’s protection. I need God’s salvation, through Jesus. I also need to give thanks with my mouth. I need to give thanks with God’s people in worship.
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Dear Lord, bring to my mind often, the need to give you thanks – for your protection, for your salvation through Jesus, for all the blessings you have brought my way. Amen.<\/p>\n

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I love this picture! Mr. Beaver seems to be talking directly to me, reminding me to “give thanks to the Lord.” Actually, I do need reminding, because I often forget to give thanks. As in many Psalms, the Psalmist speaks of “the needy one” and of God’s protection and salvation. Normally I think of the … <\/p>\n

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