Psalms 68:19
Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation!
The Bible talks about `daily benefits` bestowed upon us on daily basis by our loving Father in heaven. God in HIS infinite mercy and kindness prepares for us certain blessings for each new day; and we can count on these benefits as sure as the sun rises each morning.
The gift of life each morning is one of these benefits – it is easy to take for granted the miracle of waking up every morning; most times we think it is a right, but it is actually a miracle and a gift from God that we see another day.
Someone once gave a profound insight with regards to the blessing of a brand new day – you cannot ascribe the praise of seeing another day to your alarm clock, because the same alarm clock can be placed near a dead person and they will never wake up! So if you think you were woken by your alarm clock, think again! There is something about the spirit of a man that supersedes the ability or functions of an alarm clock. Man-made systems in their limited functionality, cannot call back to life the soul of a man – this ability is solely reserved to God; therefore all the glory belongs to HIM.
Other benefits include health, nature, sunshine, air, flowers, animals, protection, provisions, and many other too numerous to mention.
As you go through today, make sure to observe these benefits, take the time to seek them out, and give thanks for each one.
Song by Jim Reeves (meditate on the lyrics of this song)
We thank Thee each morning for a newborn day
Where we may work the fields of new mown hay
We thank Thee for the sunshine
And the air that we breathe
Oh Lord we thank Thee
We thank Thee for the rivers that run all day
We thank Thee for the little birds that sing along the way
We thank Thee for the trees
And the deep blue sea
Oh Lord we thank Thee
Oh yes we thank Thee Lord
For every flower that blooms
Birds that sing, fish that swim
And the light of the moon
We thank Thee every day
As we kneel and pray
That we were born with eyes
To see these things
We thank Thee for the fields
Where the clovers grow
We thank Thee for the pastures
Where the cattle may roam
We thank Thee for Thy love so pure and free
Oh Lord we thank Thee