Who is the LORD? Give thanks!

Psalm 136:3
Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords!
    For His mercy endures forever:

Psalm 136:26
Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven!
    For His mercy endures forever.


These verses remind me of just WHO God is!   He is the LORD of lords.  The ultimate Lord.  The one with all authority.  He is all-powerful, all-knowing, ever present yesterday, today, and forever.  He also shares this ultimate authority with His Son, the very one who died for ME and who makes intercession for me before the Father, and whose blood covers my sin and continually cleanses me (1 John 1:7).  Sometimes I feel like the weight of the world is on my weak shoulders, and yet...God truly bears the weight FOR me.   1 Peter 5:7 says to cast our cares upon Him for He cares for you.   This doesn't just mean He cares about us.  It means He does the caring FOR us!    Just as a child need not worry about "grown up" things we, too, need not worry about ANYTHING.  Just as we do the "caring" for things for our earthly children, our holy Father does the caring FOR us. 

He is the GOD of heaven!   
I cannot wrap my mind around the glory that must be in heaven.   It is the home of THE God.  It is the home promised to the faithful.   Somehow, some way, there will be no tears, no sorrow, no pain, and no suffering there  (Rev 21:4).  We will need no light, as God will be the light (Rev. 21:23). There will be no fear or worrying there (for which I am SOOOOO grateful, as that is my "thorn"), and we will have eternity to praise Him.  The Creator.  Our Father.  The Judge.  The Almighty.   The LORD of lords.   

Give thanks to Him.  He deserves so much more than our feeble thanks, but give it anyway!  Thank Him for His love, His mercy, His righteous judgment, His creation....  Thank Him at any time you can, for the big things and the little.   Thank Him with words, actions, and your life.