Give Thanks to God's Holy Name

Acts of Worship
Awe of God

Glory To God in the Highest

1 Chronicles 16:35-42  The Message

^34-36 Give thanks to God—he is good
    and his love never quits.
Say, “Save us, Savior God,
    round us up and get us out of these godless places,
So we can give thanks to your holy Name,
    and bask in your life of praise.”
Blessed be God, the God of Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.

Then everybody said, “Yes! Amen!” and “Praise God!”

^37-42 David left Asaph and his coworkers with the Chest of the Covenant of God and in charge of the work of worship; they were responsible for the needs of worship around the clock. He also assigned Obed-Edom and his sixty-eight relatives to help them. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were in charge of the security guards. The priest Zadok and his family of priests were assigned to the Tent of God at the sacred mound at Gibeon to make sure that the services of morning and evening worship were conducted daily, complete with Whole-Burnt-Offerings offered on the Altar of Burnt Offering, as ordered in the Law of God, which was the norm for Israel. With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and others specifically named, with the job description: “Give thanks to God, for his love never quits!” Heman and Jeduthun were also well equipped with trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments for accompanying sacred songs. The sons of Jeduthun formed the security guard.

 
For Reflection
Everybody needs a high status friend, someone in whom you can put your trust, someone who occupies a pivotal place in a line of authority,  someone who can listen to you and console you, someone who can offer wise council, someone who can smooth your path.  In my lifetime I have found many people who could fulfill one or more of those roles, but, I have found not any single person who could act in all capacities.  So I give thanks to God and pledge my allegiance and trust to the only one to can bring me into righteousness and save me from being gobbled up in this chaotic world.

Pray
Give thanks to God, whose love, council, and partnership never quits.  Pray so that God will keep you out of Godless places and firmly entrenched in God's glory.