Out
of a situation of great distress, the Psalmist prays to the Lord: “O
God, out of the greatness of Your mercy, answer me with the truth of
Your salvation” (Psalm 69:13). “Answer me, O Lord, because Your mercy is
good. Out of your unlimited compassion, turn to me” (Psalm 69:16). “Let
Your saving power protect me, O God” (Psalm 69:29). When God answers
our prayer for salvation, this is cause for much praise and
thanksgiving: “I want to praise the Name of God with a song. I want to
praise its greatness with a song of thanksgiving” (Psalm 69:30). “Let
heaven and earth, the seas and everything that moves in them, praise
Him” (Psalm 69:34).
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be
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