Read the transcript from today's video devotional.
Have you ever in your life been completely and utterly overwhelmed at the goodness of God and all that He’s been doing in your life? I know I have on many occasions. What do you do when you find yourself in that position, when you’re like, man, God is so good, I don’t even know what to do? Today’s Verse of the Day tells us precisely how we should respond.
It's 1 Chronicles chapter 16, verse 8. "Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim His greatness. Let the whole world know what He has done."
Overwhelmed by God’s Goodness
When you get overwhelmed with what God has done, you just have to let everybody know. Go and tell the world what He’s done. Give thanks to the Lord.
This verse comes right after a moment of worship where King David was worshiping with the people, and he winds up being able to feed the people. If you go back just a few verses, you’ll see he’s able to, after they make the sacrifice, give everyone a loaf of bread, and they’re sitting in the abundance, in the overflow of God’s blessings. King David is overwhelmed, and so all he can think to do is, I’m going to praise the Lord. Why? Because I have a reason to praise the Lord. I’m going to tell everybody of the good things that He has done for us all.
If You’re in a Struggle Season
There’s two sides to this. Maybe you are in the part right now before that blessing has come, and you hear this, and it might hit you a certain way. It must be nice, or I hope that happens for me, or what if it never happens for me? I’m in a struggle season right now, and you’re talking about giving thanks to the Lord.
First of all, I want to remind you, you might be in the midst of a season right now, but think back. If you take the amount of years you’ve been alive on planet Earth, you take that number and you multiply it by 365, and you think of all the days God has brought you through, I guarantee you there’s been a couple more days along the way that you didn’t know how you would make it through. There’s a couple of situations you’re not sure how you were going to get to the other side, yet God provided, because God is faithful. He showed up and He gave you exactly what you needed when you needed it.
My encouragement to you: Stay the course. Keep trusting God. Keep believing God. Keep praising God, because that day is coming, because He’s faithful. God will never break a promise. That I can assure you. What I’m telling you is, your blessing is on the way, so you can have heart and take faith. Be comforted knowing this fact.
Don’t Be Quiet About It
There’s a whole bunch of you right now who are sitting in the abundance. You’re sitting in the overflow. You are basking in what God has given you. The worst thing we can do about that is be quiet about it. What if you sharing your testimony is the reason another person decides to give God a try?
I had a person literally tell me that one time. I was praising God for this insurmountable task that I thought I had, and God came through in a mighty way, and I was just sharing it. This person said, “Maybe I should give this God you talk about a try,” me not even knowing he wasn’t a believer. I said, “Yeah, maybe you should.” He said, “Well, I tried everything else, so what’s the worst that could happen? I turned to my money; that ran out. That’s not going to help me now. My friends are all gone. They can’t help me right now.” I said, “God can, and God will.”
As a result of sharing what God had done, somebody else was willing to give God a try. What if your testimony is the reason somebody says yes to Jesus, but they’ll never have an opportunity if you’re quiet about what God has done?
An Attitude of Gratitude
Give thanks. Have an attitude of gratitude. Your heart’s posture should always be grateful, even if we’re in that difficult season we’re talking about, because God is still good in that season. On your worst day, there’s still something to be thankful for. Proclaim God’s goodness. Let the whole world know of the beautiful, wonderful, powerful, mighty things He’s done in your life.
If you’re willing to do this, you will be surprised what God can do with your heart. I’m a father, and when my kids are grateful for the blessings that I give them, it makes my heart glad. It makes me want to bless them more. How much better of a Father is God than me? I could be as good as it gets on earth and still would pale in comparison to the goodness of our Heavenly Father. What He wants for you, what He desires for you, what He has in store for you is abundant blessings.
Just keep your posture right. Keep your heart right, keep the faith, keep praising His mighty name, and tell everybody about the goodness of what He’s done for you. You never know. It just may save a life.
