Daily Devotional

-August 27, 2021-

Good morning, happy Friday,

-The Lord Has Done Great Things For Us-

“The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad.”

(Psalm 126:3).

Psalm 126 was written by an unknown author. The title of this Psalm is “A Joyful Return to Zion.” After Israel had left Egypt God brought them into the land of Canaan, the Promised Land. They lived in the land until they were taken into captivity because of their disobedience, rebellion, and idolatry. The Babylonian captivity lasted 70 years and then God’s promise of their return to their land was fulfilled. The people of Israel had great joy upon their return to their land.

Psalm 126:1-2 describes their tremendous joy, “When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter; and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’” Not all the Jews returned from captivity but there were quite a few who did. Their joy was expressed in singing and holy laughter. They thanked the Lord for what He had done for them.

We as believers in Christ today are filled with joy for what the Lord has done for us. We can say with the psalmist, “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad.” We should thank and praise God for all the great things He has done for us. Like the Jews of old, we do not deserve any of God’s blessings. They all come to us by the grace of God.

There are three things we should remember about the great things God has done for us: everything we have is from God, everything we accomplish is because of God, and everything we do is for God. We need to thank Him daily for the abundance He has given us.

Fanny Crosby, the great hymn writer of years gone by, wrote about 8,000 hymns. Her blindness did not stop her, in fact, it inspired her more. Four times in her wonderful hymn, “To God Be the Glory, she uses the phrase, “great things.” It is like she was reading our verse when she wrote it.

Her words are so encouraging: “To God be the glory — great things He hath done! So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, who yielded His life an atonement for sin, and opened the life gate that all may go in. Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, and great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; but purer and higher and greater will be our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.”

When God does great things for us we are glad. We cannot contain our joy! God, the Greatest Giver gives us the greatest gifts and blessings. James wrote, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning” (James 1:17). He saved us from our sins and gave us all spiritual blessings in Christ. He has also given us physical, mental, emotional, social, material, and financial blessings. We are so incredibly blessed!

Let us then rejoice in the Lord and thank Him for all the great things He has done for us. We can never thank Him enough! May we lift up our praise all of our days!

Have a blessed day praising and thanking God for the great things He has done for us. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace,

Dean