DAILY?READINGS: 2 Kings 21:19 to 22:20; Lamentations 2; 1 Timothy 5
It is he who has made us and not we ourselves; We are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Psalm 100:3
In this thanksgiving psalm, we see the Lord as our Creator—it is He who has made us; our Redeemer—we are His people; and our Shepherd—we are the sheep of His pasture. As our Creator, we submit to His creatorial right over us. As our Redeemer, we respond to His amazing grace offered through His precious blood—redemption’s price. As our Shepherd, we follow Him. There is no shepherd who cares for us like Jesus! —Rex Trogdon
Give thanks to God, for good is He, His grace abideth ever;
To Him all praise and glory be, His mercy faileth never.
His wondrous works with praise record, His grace abideth ever;
The only God, the sovereign Lord, whose mercy faileth never.
—Author Unknown, Paraphrase of Psalm 136