Some Reasons to Praise God

Are you looking for a reason to praise God this day? Sometimes our minds just stop thinking clearly, and we find that, because we don't feel an affinity to God at the time, we also don't know how to praise Him. I find that at these times the Bible is, as always, our best guide.

1 Peter 1:3-5 gives us a few of the very best reasons to praise or bless God. Peter writes,

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

As you look for things for which to praise God, this list is at the top:

If you have faith in Christ, he has caused you to be born again. Your rebirth is a source of living hope. In other words it is real, and it is focused on something that is certain. Your rebirth has made you an heir of God. Your inheritance is imperishable: it cannot be destroyed. It is undefiled: it is a perfect inheritance. It is unfading: it will never cease to be a source of joy for you. This inheritance is being kept for you and guarded by God's power so that you are certain of receiving it.

To God it is said, “At your right hand are pleasures forevermore” Psalm 16:11b

Meditate on these things and see what a great God it is that you call Father. I think you will find reason enough to bless God. May God's word be a source of rekindled hope and increasing joy for you as it points you to the riches of His mercy.

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