THANKFUL, Because of His Deeds!

“Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.” – Psalm 105:1 NLT

We should give thanks to the Lord and proclaim His greatness to the world.

But why? Did he do AMAZING things in our lives? Yes, He did! Of course, this makes sense if God has blessed us with things that we desperately need in our lives, like healing and power/strength. However, out of His wonderful deeds that we MOSTLY should be grateful and appreciated was that He came down from heaven into the world as Jesus Christ, to crucify Himself on the cross to get rid of our sins that we did from the beginning, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23):

You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. (Colossians 2:13:15)

 This means that He saved us from our sin! So that we could become the righteousness of God, since we are His children (see 1 John 3:1); the members of Christ (see Romans 12:4-5):

“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. (1 Peter 2:24-25)

Furthermore, God, our heavenly Father poured His Spirit into us due to His steadfast love (Romans 5:5), as our guidance/advocate/friend to help us in the walk with the Lord:

If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do NOT give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:15-17,26-27)

Therefore, as new creations in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:17), we SHOULD be ambassador of Christ in full-devotion before the Lord, for the word of God says:

All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. (Matthew 28:18-20)

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. For you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. (Matthew 5:14-16, 1 Peter 2:9, 2 Corinthians 5:20)