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Giving God Thanks Through Our Worship

Thanksgiving Devotional / Branon Dempsey

Giving God Our Worship

Psalm 100:3; Lamentations 3:25; Proverbs 29:25; Isaiah 43:18-19

Worship Is Giving Thanks

We worship God by the standard of Christ, not by the standard of the world. As following worshipers of God, we seek Him because He first sought us. We express our gratitude by saying, “Thank You.”A resentful or hardened heart cannot say, “Thank you” because it only looks at what one does not have.

What we do have is all liberty, mercy, and grace through Christ. But for some, it can’t be touched because there is something in the heart that tells them “No, you can’t allow God to have this.”When we desire to be healed and ready for Jesus to touch all those unwanted parts, we then find what true liberty really is.

We discover who God really is through thankfulness. Psalm 100:4 tells us that thanksgiving is the beginning of worship.Psalm 146 calls for an act of worship – “Praise ye the Lord!”

No matter our circumstances, our economic levels, our social standings, our educational backgrounds, or anything else, we are to praise the Lord!

The Psalmist said he would do so while he lived and while he had his being (v. 2); he decided he would worship even before he knew what would befall him. This confident expression exhibited his hope in the Lord, his God (v. 5).

Each day we have the opportunity to experience hope that comes only from our Creator. He is the One who remains faithful throughout time (v. 6), executes justice and brings freedom (v. 7), and shows compassion for all of us in need (v. 7-9).

Let us spend time preparing our hearts this holiday season by giving Him thanks for who He is and expressing our gratitude for what He has done.

Even in the hard times, God is there, God is good and calls to us, saying: “The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him” (Lamentations 3:25).

Seek God and ask Him to fill you to overflowing with gratitude. Begin to speak with thanksgiving for every blessing God has given you – a new day, breath in your lungs, a family, a job, whatever – and watch how He will remind you of His great faithfulness and love. Give Him thanks right now. Worship Him.

Prayer for the day:Dear Jesus, fill me with authentic gratitude for what the Father has done for me. Remind me again of my identity in being a child of God, so that I may never wander from You. Forgive me for walking in my own ways and not committing to You all of my hopes, dreams and desires.

Now, seek my heart, try my mind, purify me from all my anxieties so that what remains is a broken sacrifice. Thank You that You are a God of mercy, forgiveness and compassion. Your graciousness in accepting me as I am is a true gift. I honor You with my body.

Continue Lord, to fan the flame in my heart to burn brighter for You and to help point others to Your redeeming love. – Amen.
Bonus Devotional eBook By Branon Dempsey

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Author Bio

Branon Dempsey

Branon Dempsey is the founder and CEO of Worship Team Training and Worship Team Training University WTTU.co He has over twenty years of leading worship and teaching worship theology, music and songwriting for churches ranging from 500 to 5,000 members. He has had the opportunity to train and study worship at Maranatha! Music as well as some of the most well-known churches in the country, including Coast Hills Church, and Saddleback Church, where Rick Warren is pastor. Branon Dempsey holds an M.Div in Worship Theology and Worship Arts, along with a Bachelors of Music in Composition and Performance, along with an emphasis in worship leader training by Maranatha and Integrity Music. Branon is a devotional writer for Bible.com Youversion and selling author / teacher with Faithlife (Logos Bibles) for worship teaching and training material. WTTU exists to help individuals understand their personality, their learning style and their spiritual maturity, which, in turn, helps the individuals sharpen their quality development and gain the needed confidence to reach the upward call of God in Christ Jesus Ephesians 2:10 and Philippians 3:14. Follow Branon: @BranonDempsey @worshiptt

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