READ Psalm 100
All people are exhorted to praise the Lord because He made us and we are His.

INSIGHT
Psalm 100 is perhaps the finest example of a praise psalm in the Bible. The righteous heart pours forth a spontaneous stream of undefiled praise. First, he calls upon all people everywhere to praise the Lord. Then he identifies the relationship which God has with His children. We are not our own; He has made us. “We are His people and the sheep of His pasture” (v. 3). Next he calls for us to praise God again: “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise” (v. 4). Give thanks. Bless Him. Then he finishes by listing attributes of God. God is good; He loves forever. Make this psalm your personal psalm of praise.

PRAYER
Offer the Lord your praise that He is good and loves us forever:
Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing to our God,
For praise is pleasant and lovely.
Our Lord is great, vast in power;
His understanding is infinite.  
Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
Play the lyre to our God,
The Lord values those who fear him,
Those who put their hope in his faithful love.  
He has not done this for every nation;
They do not know his judgments.  
Hallelujah! (Psalm 147:1, 5, 7, 11, 20).

Pause for praise and thanksgiving. As you seek to keep your life free from sin, pray this confession to the Lord:
Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am alone and afflicted.  
The distresses of my heart increase;  
Bring me out of my sufferings.  
Consider my affliction and trouble,  
And forgive all my sins (Psalm 25:16-18).

Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. Now pray this affirmation to the Lord:
“I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them.
“No one who comes to me will ever be hungry,  
And no one who believes in me will ever be thirsty again
(John 6:35).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

• Greater love for others
• Missions in the Middle East
• Elderly members of your family

Offer this closing prayer to the Lord:
Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
And thanksgiving and honor
And power and strength
Be to our God forever and ever. Amen.
(Revelation 7:12).