He is your praise; he is your God, who performed for you
those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes. (Deuteronomy 10:21)
Moses tells the Israelites that God is their praise and reminds them of the
awesome wonders of which they were eye witnesses in Egypt and in the
wilderness.
The Psalmists sing about God’s wondrous works in this
manner:
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders you have
done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak
and tell of them, they would be too many to declare. (Psalm 40:5)
Those living far away fear your wonders; where
morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy. (Psalm 65:8)
We will not hide them from their children; we
will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power,
and the wonders he has done. (Psalm 78:4)
Often we tend to forget the great deliverances that the Lord has wrought in our
lives. Maybe we are forgetful or the present problems cloud out the works of
the Lord in our not so distant past. If we kept a diary and jot down at the end
of each day all that the Lord has done for us that day, there will be much to
testify at the watch night service on Dec.31st. Of course there may not be any
spectacular event every day, but being able to breathe freely and being able to
enjoy the food that we eat each day are itself great things.
Ask the Asthmatic who is on oxygen in the ICU and he will tell you the value of
a breath, because he is often short of it. Ask the one who suffers from Gastric
Ulcer and Reflux and he will tell you the value of a good alimentary system for
he can rarely enjoy the food that he eats.
Have a bed to lie on? Thank Jesus, for there are many who sleep on the streets
and outside closed shops. Have a bed and can sleep well? —that’s even a greater
blessing for there are many who hardly sleep because of fears.
Jesus is our praise. Let’s look back often and remember the goodness, kindness
and compassion that the Lord has had on us and our families.
Small or great! Many are his works in our lives. So let’s praise him all the
more.
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