Chatting with Jesus
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Lord, after you rescued the psalmist from his “pit of despair,” he refused to stop talking about your goodness. His self-efforts to escape this dark and gloomy pit always fell short. But you are the God of hope the psalmist needed. He wrote in his inspiring essay:
“Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord … O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us … If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them”—Psalm 40:4, 5 (NLT)
Centuries later, you explained how the psalmist could write such magnificent praise glorifying God. You taught your followers “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” —Matthew 5:8.
There is no God like you, Lord. Because the psalmist repented and renewed his faith, you made his heart pure, as if he never wandered from you. You opened his spiritual eyes to see your hand in everything. His activities of life, every action, every choice, every preference, he saw your blessings everywhere. If he were to count 24/7, he could never count them all.
Lord, forgive me when I complain. I want to keep my heart pure before you so my eyes will see your blessings around me. Jesus, your salvation and redemption from sin is our greatest blessings and affects everything we do.
May I be like the psalmist. You have been so good to me. I will try, but there are not enough blank Word documents in the world that can record all your wonderful deeds.
Amen, Jesus.
THANKFUL 
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