OUR DAILY BREAD : TOO BLESSED

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July 24
Wednesday


TOO BLESSED

READ:
Psalm 107:1-8
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Oh, that men would
give thanks to the
LORD for His goodness,
and for His wonderful
works to the children
of men! __Psalm 107:8
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On my daily commute to and from the office, I have plenty of time for reading__bumper stickers on cars, that is. Some are surly, others clever, and still others downright distasteful. One bumper sticker I saw recently, however, gently challenged my heart about the way I often engage life. The sticker simply said,"Too blessed to complain."

I must confess that I felt convicted as I pondered those words. Too often I find myself lamenting moments in life that don't go my way, rather than focusing on the wonderful gifts my heavenly Father has given me. Reading that simple message that day brought me a renewed commitment to be more actively and intentionally grateful because my God has been good to me in more ways than I could ever count.

Psalm 107 is a song that seeks to rectify thankless thinking. The psalmist (who many think was King David) makes a plea to hearts grown cold with ingratitude, repeating four times, "Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness to us! __Bill Crowder

````````````````Count your blessings__name them one by one;```````````````````
```````````````Count your blessings__see what God hath done;``````````````````
```````````````Count your blessings__name them one by one;```````````````````
`````````````Count your many blessings__see what God hath done. __Oatman`````
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We don't need more to be thankful for,
we just need to be more thankful.

*******************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 107:1-8***********************

1 Oh, give thanks to the
LORD, for He is good! For
His mercy endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed of the
LORD say so, whom He has
redeemed from the hand of
the enemy, 3 and gathered
out of the lands, from the
east and from the west,
from the north and from the
south.

4 They wandered in the
wilderness in a desolate
way; they found no city
to dwell in. 5 Hungry and
thirsty, their soul fainted in
them. 6 Then they cried out
to the LORD in their trouble,
and He delivered them out
of their distresses. 7 And
He led them forth by the
right way, that they might
go to a city for a dwelling
place. 8 Oh, that men would
give thanks to the LORD
for His goodness, and for
His wonderful works to the
children of men!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Psalm 107 is a song of thanksgiving (vv.1,22), extolling God
as Redeemer (v.2). The psalmist cites various groups in peril
(vv.4,10,17), and describes how the Lord had redeemed and rescued
them from adversity, bondage, foolish ways, or danger (vv.4-32).
He called on the worshipers to "give thanks to the LORD for His
goodness, and for His wonderful works." This refrain is repeated in
verses 9,15,21, and 31. Celebrating God's sovereignty and mighty
powers (vv.33-43), this psalm ends with an invitation: "Those who
are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the
faithful love of the Lord" (v.43 NLT).