Day 9
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Take time to be thankful. Read a short devotion and a selected Bible verse each day.
It’s Day 9 of the Gratitude for Every Day 30-Day Devotion.
DEVOTION
When I ponder verses such as, "Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever," – found in Psalm 106, verse one, my mind can flow easily to praise and worship songs. It makes sense, since this verse is found in earliest hymnal! One of my favorite worship songs of all time is "The Goodness of God."
In the song, it tells how God’s mercy never fails. From the moment we are awake, until we lay our heads down upon our pillows, we can sing about the goodness of God. The worship tune speaks about how, through every fire or darkest night, we can be led by the One who is as close to us as a whisper. It comforts us to know that we can call God our father who watches over us through every moment of our life, as well a friend who will never leave us nor forsake us.
That’s the thing about recognizing the goodness of God throughout your entire life. Let’s be honest – as humans, we can experience dark circumstances. Some occurrences happen because of circumstances out of our control; other times we are the creator of the chaos that can wreak havoc in our lives. In spite of all of this, we have a God whose goodness and mercy follows us all of our days, calling us back to His embrace.
We can look at ourselves as a song God has crafted. He uses different elements such as lyrics, melody, harmony, momentum, with verses, chorus, a bridge, built around a solid structure, to make us different, yet a showmanship of His amazing creation. What a masterpiece you are! What a good God we have the pleasure to call our father, our friend!
VERSE
Psalm 106:1 (ESV: English Standard Version)
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AUTHOR
Rebecca Jones
Rebecca Jones is a writer and cake decorating enthusiast who lives in Seaford, Delaware with her husband Tim, and her youngest son -- a musically gifted young man named Samuel. She is equally proud of her birds who have flown from the nest: Glenn, Daniel, and Rachel, and loves her role as mother-in-law to Taylor and Conner. She is owned by her three beautiful kitties -- Shiloh, Fritzie, and Baby -- and plays frisbee practically every day with her playmate: a dog named "Ringo."
Rebecca makes her spiritual home at Abundant Life Church, Donovan's Road, Georgetown, where she helps in whichever capacity she is able and available.
Rebecca writes for Morningstar Publications as a freelance newswriter. She also has been a freelance writer for web companies and organizations. In addition, she enjoys voice-over work, as well as oral storytelling.
Rebecca has had work published in trade magazines, as well as the former "Christian Woman" magazine. "Chicken Soup for the Soul" has published stories in two of their books. She has had short stories published in five different published books.
She is currently working on personal writing projects which include two plays, a book, a memoir, and a children's book or two. Rebecca can be reached at rebecca.jones.storyteller@gmail.com.
