Thanksgiving Message: Hope In His Steadfast Love
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Key Verse 11: But the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.
V. 1-6
Why is it good to praise the Lord, our God? (1) What does the Lord do for the outcasts and the brokenhearted and how does he do it? (2-3) What does God’s determining the number of the stars and giving them their names tell us about him?(4)
V. 5-6
Why do you think it is important to believe that God is abundant in power and his understanding is beyond measure? (5) What can we learn about God who lifts up the humble and casts out the wicked to the ground? (6)
V.7-11
How can we sing to the Lord? (7) What does God do for His creatures, and what does this tell us about him?(8-9) What does God not take pleasure in, and what does he take pleasure in?(10-11) What does it mean to fear God, and to hope in his steadfast love? Why is it good to have our hope in God’s steadfast love and not the things of this world?
V. 12-18
Where does our protection, blessing for our children, peace and provision come from?(13-14) Why do you think mankind often looks to other sources for these things? What can we learn about the power of God's Word through what happens in nature?(15-18)
V. 19-20
How are we treated differently from the other nations?(19-20) Why is it a great blessing to know God’s word, statutes and rules? Why is this a reason to praise God?