2 – How Great Are Your Works

Our church loves to sing hymns of thanksgiving and praise to our Lord. Singing is a magnificent way to worship God. It helps us to calm our souls and put us in communication with the One and Only Almighty God. We don’t have to be at church to sing praises to God. We can sing out loud or silently as we go about our daily tasks.

Psalm 92:1-5 (ESV) – It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; ²to declare Your steadfast love in the morning, and Your faithfulness by night, ³to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. ⁴For You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your work; at the works of Your hands I sing for joy. ⁵How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep!

In these verses the Psalmist reminds us that it is good to give thanks and sing praises to the Lord at ALL times. Our hearts are joyful and made glad by His works. He will never let us down! His faithfulness and steadfast (loyal, unwavering, NEVER failing) love are ever-present in our lives. Through His works ALL things were made and without Him nothing was made (John 1:3). His works are above ALL else. Man’s works are insignificant and pale when compared with those of God. Our works will never amount to much and most certainly will not get us to heaven. Through the work of God, Jesus was sent to earth, lived a perfect life, was sacrificed on the cross for our sins, was raised from the dead on the third day and ascended back to heaven to the right hand of the Father … all for one reason … that we might believe in the One He has sent (John 6:29).

Oh, Lord our Lord, How Great Are Your Works! We are so small, so insignificant. Yet You made us and love us with all of Your heart. We offer You our Thanksgiving Praise for loving us so much … for sending Your ONLY Son Jesus to earth to pay the price for our sinfulness. Thank You for Your steadfast love for us … a love that never fails … a love that lasts forever. Enable us by Your Holy Spirit to honor You in ALL of our thoughts, words and actions, and to serve you in every aspect of our lives. Through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior we make this prayer. Amen and amen.

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Jim Davenport resides in the USA in Northeast Georgia, is a member of a Southern Baptist Church and is a retired Christian business man. Jim and his wife Charlotte have one son and daughter in law, Keven and Amy, four grandchildren – Ashlyn (Davenport) & Josh Murphy, Mason & Rebecca (Knight) Davenport and four great-grandchildren. Jim and Charlotte own a mountain get-away home located on Lookout Mountain in Alabama where they spend many spring, summer and fall days working in their raised bed organic garden. Jim has served as a Deacon and Trustee in his local church most of his adult life and on the Executive Committee and Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees of Shorter University, an intentionally Christian institution located in Rome, Georgia. Jim has a passion for the word of God and has always believed that Christian principles should guide every aspect of his life. He also loves Christian music and often served as a tenor soloist in his church. One of the highlights of his life was the nearly 20 years he spent singing with The Good News, a Southern Gospel quartet. Jim served as an Information Technology professional his entire working career of 50 years holding senior positions in and consulting with hundreds of world-class organizations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Central and South America, Australia and New Zealand. Jim remains as President and CEO of InfoSys Solutions Associates, Inc. and is a retired partner of IT Governance Partners, LLC, both of which are “Trusted Advisor” technology and business consulting firms. Jim has authored a number of books available at www.jimdavenport.me/jims-books. His blog has ben read by readers from more than 170 countries. Jim holds both a BS and an MS in Mathematics from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia and completed Management Development Training at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

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November 4, 2014 at 2:44 pm

2014-11-04 Hey. Jim thanks for the e mail. Yesterday! I used it for deacon devotional last Nite. The men loved it they Said Tell you to Keep. Writing! Hope you all are Well. Love. You! Jerry

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