1. Psalm 100 (NKJV) 1 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

2. Psalm 100 (NKJV)
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.

3. Thankful For God
Psalm 100

4. Thankful For God
My kids have been listing things that they are thankful for over the past week
They not only have to say what they are thankful for, but why they are thankful for those things
It can be easy for us to rattle off a list of our blessings

5. Thankful For God
It might be more helpful and meaningful to us if we mention why we are thankful for the blessings we have
It helps in our appreciation and in our expression thereof
So what are you thankful for around this time of year?

6. Thankful For God
I think one thing we all would mention would be how thankful we are for our God and our relationship with Him
Again, we ask the question, why?
I’m thankful for my God, and let me tell you exactly why both you and I should be thankful for Him…

7. The Goodness of God
One of the characteristics we often take for granted is the goodness of God
What if God were an evil, hateful, spiteful, or mean God?
False gods of years gone by were never merciful, loving and kind as we know our God to be

8. The Goodness of God
See the reaction of the prophets of Baal in I Kings 18:28
The God of the Bible was nothing like that, and for that I’m thankful!
The psalmist spoke of the goodness of God over and over; no doubt because it was witnessed firsthand

9. The Goodness of God “Oh how great is Your goodness…” (Ps. 31:19)
“The goodness of God endures continually” (Ps. 52:1)
“For the Lord is good…” (Ps. 100:5)
“Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!” (Ps. 107:1)

10. The Goodness of God “You are good, and do good…” (Ps. 119:68)
Paul spoke of the goodness of God in his letter to those in Rome (2:4-11; 11:22)
One of the fruits of the Spirit of God is goodness (Gal. 5:22)

11. The Goodness of God
Every good and perfect gift comes from a God of goodness (Js. 1:17; Matt. 7:11; Lk. 11:13)
“…God is light and in Him is no darkness at all” (I Jn. 1:5)
God cannot lie and cannot be tempted by evil (Titus 1:2; Js. 1:13)

12. The Goodness of God
The goodness of God is seen in His other attributes
He is holy (moral excellence), loving, gracious, merciful, longsuffering, etc.
I am thankful that I serve a God who is good, that I can trust to keep His word and not change who He is

13. The Love of God
I am thankful for the love that God has shown towards me
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (Jn. 3:16)
I am included in “the world”

14. The Love of God
God’s love means that I do not have to suffer the fate that I deserve (Rom. 6:23)
God’s love was manifested to us through His Son Jesus Christ (Rom. 5:8; I Jn. 4:9)
God’s goodness and love worked together (Titus 3:4)

15. The Love of God
Could you imagine trying to serve a God that did not love you?
Would we even be here if God didn’t love us
God’s love brings about things such as His grace, mercy, kindness, longsuffering, etc.

16. The Grace of God
I am also thankful for the grace that God has offered to mankind
Grace has been called “God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense”
It is properly defined as unmerited favor
We do not deserve God’s favor; yet He offered it anyways

17. The Grace of God Noah found grace in the eyes of God (Gen. 6:8)
Although we are all sinners, we are justified freely by His grace (Rom. 3:23-24)
The forgiveness of our sins is according to the riches of His grace (Eph. 1:7)

18. The Grace of God
I’m thankful for the grace of God because I too am a sinner
His grace is not just for you and I, but for all men (Titus 2:11-14 & 3:7)
God’s grace has brought us from where we were to where we are now (Eph. 2:1-10)

19. The Longsuffering of God
I am thankful for the longsuffering of God as well
God is a good God who loves us and has been gracious to us
However, He also continues His goodness through His longsuffering, in giving mankind a chance to repent

20. The Longsuffering of God
God’s longsuffering has always been there (I Pet. 3:20)
Paul paired up the longsuffering of God with His goodness (Rom. 2:4)
Peter reminds us of the fact that God is longsuffering towards us, which is why He has not yet returned (II Pet. 3:9)

21. The Longsuffering of God
God is longsuffering because He is “not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance”
I’m thankful that God has given me an ample opportunity to respond to His goodness, love, and grace
Have you taken advantage of the opportunity?