I want to call your attention this afternoon to Psalm number 92. Psalm number 92. A long time ago, we started in Psalm 1, and that was on Wednesday night, and we've Tried to devote more time recently on Wednesdays to praying rather than preaching, and so we've. Not been in these songs for a while, but we want to take this one, which is the next one in order. Psalm 92. In weeks to come, Lord willing, we'll get into more of a. normal Sunday afternoon exposition, but for a few weeks here, we'll look at some of the psalms and some other things, Lord willing. Psalm 92 is a very good psalm for us to consider on Sunday. I'm glad that in the Lord's providence, it is a Sunday and not a Wednesday, because this is a psalm or song for the Sabbath day, according to the title here. under Psalm 92. No other psalm has this title. And keep this in mind as you read this psalm. Let's go ahead and read the entire psalm. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High. To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning and thy faithfulness every night upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the psaltery, upon the harp with a solemn sound. For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work. I will triumph in the works of thy hands. O Lord, how great are thy works, and thy thoughts are very deep. A brutish man knoweth not Neither doth a fool understand this. When the wicked spring is the grass and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish, it is that they shall be destroyed forever. But thou, Lord, art most high forevermore. For lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for lo, thine enemies shall perish. All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of a unicorn. I shall be anointed with fresh oil. Mine eye also shall see my desire upon mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me. The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age. They shall be fat and flourishing to show that the Lord is upright. He is my rock and there is no unrighteousness in Him." May the Lord bless the reading of His holy word. As a psalm or song for the Sabbath day, this psalm gives us peculiar insight into what was in the mind of believers in the Old Testament time on the day set aside for rest and for remembering the Lord. I am still not sure that I understand altogether what the Jewish people did. on a normal Sabbath day. We know that sacrifices in the temple continued on, but I do not see clearly that there were gatherings and assemblies on a regular basis, on a weekly basis. My understanding, at least thus far, is that they more stayed at home and worshiped the Lord as families. We know they did not travel far. And of course, there was no work done on that day. Nevertheless, wherever they were, they were resting from their normal labors. And they were to think upon the Lord. They were to worship him at least as families. Now, we do know that that on feast days and what we would think of as holidays and special times of the year that the Lord appointed for them, they did gather together in large or a large congregation or large congregations. All of the men were to appear before God there together in Jerusalem three times a year. Those were great gatherings for public feasting and public worshiping of God. Now, the day has changed. Certainly, the ceremonies have changed, but the basic Privilege and duty of a day set aside for the worship of the Lord. Is still with us, thank the Lord. And some call it the Christian Sabbath. I usually refer to it as the Lord's Day. I certainly see that as New Testament terminology from the book of Revelation. So even though We are not under the Sabbath day in many respects as they knew it in the Old Testament. Nevertheless, there is much for us to learn concerning worshiping the Lord on the Lord's Day from Psalm 92, and I want to approach this psalm in that way. That is why this psalm is relevant, useful, applicable to us. Here in our day and time. I have several helpers on the Psalms that I like to consult. Among the society of dead theologians and most of them don't even attempt an outline of Psalm 92. I always need all the help I can get in outlining a song. The only one that I could find that makes an attempt is David Dixon, and I'll give you his outline and we'll follow it here today. I think it's a good one. First, we have praise to God generally in verses one through three, in verses four and beginning at verse four and to the end of the chapter, we have more specific grounds for praising God. And these are divided into three parts. First is God's works of creation and providence, verses four and five. Secondly, his wisdom and justice in punishing the wicked, verses six through nine. And then thirdly and lastly, God's grace, we should worship the Lord and praise him for his grace and his goodness toward those who are believers, those who are his people. As far as general praise, first of all, verses one through three. These are some great, great verses. For me, these are some verses that I learned to a particular tune, and it is almost impossible for me to read these verses without hearing that tune. And sometimes that's good. Sometimes it may be a hindrance in a way to really looking carefully and objectively at the words here. But verse one says it is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord. and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High." Here is something that is said to be good, and anything that is a good thing, anything that is a good thing to do, God's people should be interested in, and we should be eager to perform. It's good to give thanks, and it's good to sing praise unto the Lord. It is good ethically because God is worthy of it. Even if he did not give us any blessings, which is impossible just to be alive and have our faculties is a blessing beyond comprehension. But theoretically, if we can say if God did not give us any blessings, he would still be worthy of our praise because of who he is, his worthiness. He has a right to it. His name that's mentioned there in verse one, that is his character, his attributes, all that he is is worthy of praise. And so it's good on that account, but it's also good. For us. It's good for us to sing his praises, it's good for us to give thanks to the Lord, because at least among other things. It keeps our minds focused upon him. Now, we all naturally focus upon ourselves. And when we do take a short break from focusing on ourselves, we'll focus on some neighbor or some object of our desires. But to sing praise and give thanks to the Lord keeps us focused on the one who is alone worthy of our attention. To think of his character. And to exalt Him who is called here the Most High, to recognize His exalted position as God, is what we vitally need. And it's what we need to do on the Lord's Day when we gather together. We are not here just to see each other. We're not here just to hear from each other. We're not here to pat each other on the back or to Give sympathy to each other. First of all, we are here to see the Lord. We are here to hear from God. And let us always come to the gathering of worship on the Lord's day with true worship, not worshiping ourselves. There is entirely too much attention paid to mortals to man and not enough to God. And so let us remember why it is we come and who it is we come to meet with and to hear from and to praise and to give thanks unto Him. Notice that the giving of thanks And the singing of praise these two items are put in a parallel position here in this verse in the Hebrew poetry. Singing is a very useful way of giving thanks to God. It is truly a God ordained medium. All nature sings truly. Birds sing. Other psalms speak of the roaring of the ocean as making a noise of praise to God. Speaks of the trees as they blow in the breeze as if they were clapping their hands. All nature makes its voice heard in praise of the Creator. Let us not fall behind the trees and the ocean waves. Let us use our voices to sing praise unto the Lord's name. You know, it seems like we we go to one extreme or the other. There are some places where singing praise is really the main thing and almost the only thing. To the neglect of preaching, And here and there you will find some who. Could care not at all for the the singing of praise, all they want is the preaching and the singing doesn't matter, it's unnecessary, it's just kind of a hindrance, it's it gets in the way. Of course, both of those extremes are wrong. This song will help us. We should sing praises to God. It is a privilege to sing his praises. As well as to hear the preaching of the word. I want to encourage you. To use whatever faculty you have, you say, well, I can't carry a tune very well, will then sing softly, but make a joyful noise to the Lord, sing praises. It's a good thing to sing praises to God. Don't be a spectator in the singing. Why do you suppose God gave you a voice? To talk to your friends. Well, that's that's an important use of the voice, but what could be a more? Lofty use of the faculty of speech. Then to sing praise to God. To tell of His glory. To show forth, as verse 2 says, the attributes of God. Is there a song in your heart? If there is, let there be a song on your lips. Let us enjoy engaging together in this activity of singing praise unto God. Verse two continue. This is all one long sentence here versus one, two and three. You see, it is good to show forth thy loving kindness in the morning and thy faithfulness every night. And as we think of this, especially with reference to the Sabbath day in the Old Testament, the Lord's Day in the New Testament, here we have morning and evening, morning and night. In the morning, when the day is young and the day is brimming with opportunities. What stands out to us, especially in the character of God? His love, his goodness. His preserving our life. The the opportunities, yes, that lay before us in the next. Twelve hours or however many. That we might use for his glory. In the worship of the Lord, we show forth His lovingkindness. And the second thing that's mentioned here is His faithfulness at night. When the day is done, the day is over, and we reflect on the previous hours of the day, and God's provision, God's protection, His unfailing mercies, We cannot help but praise Him and thank Him for His faithfulness, His ongoing care, His fulfilling of His promises continually unto us. Probably David is the author of this psalm. That's the best guess for a number of reasons, but It seems that the psalmist, whoever he was, wanted to start the Sabbath day as early as he could. And make the day last as long as he could. He wants to show forth in the morning the loving kindness of God and in the evening the faithfulness of God. I don't know, but this may be where or one place to base an evening service upon. Now, we don't have one anymore. We used to a long time ago. It's been many years since we had an evening service on the Lord's Day. And we've done that, of course, to allow people that travel distances to be here. But. I must confess, there is something about the atmosphere of an evening service that I miss. Maybe I missed the afternoon nap. I don't know, but that's been so long I can't even remember that far back. Forgot what it was like. But my point is simply this. Let us not be. Slack in starting the day with the worship of God, even in our hearts. Before we. Gather together and let us continue throughout the day praising the Lord, meditating and speaking of His faithfulness every night. And it's all upon an instrument, verse three, of ten strings and upon the psaltery, upon the harp with a solemn sound. And as far as I can tell, Reading after the authorities on this verse. I believe it is true that there are two instruments here, not three. The 10 stringed instrument is another name for the harp, various harps had various numbers of strings. The harp of David had 10 strings, it seems. And it's in a parallel position with the harp again in the Hebrew poetry, the way it's arranged here with one phrase stating a truth and the second phrase following up with a restatement or some further facet of the same truth upon an instrument of 10 strings and upon the psaltery upon the harp with a solemn sound and the second instrument, of course, the psaltery. Both of these being some kind of stringed instruments, I believe it's Mr. Plumer that says that trying to identify the Old Testament instruments is a very difficult task. Evidently, he spent quite a bit of time trying to do that and still wasn't satisfied. But the harp and the psaltery were two of the three instruments that God instructed David to make and to add to the trumpets that were used that he had instructed Moses to make generations earlier. This music, these instruments that David made, were used with the temple worship and even perhaps David's own personal orchestra. You might think of it as that. Certainly, as far as the worship in our homes is concerned, there is. A place for. Instruments, various instruments. Mr. Spurgeon made an interesting comment on it all, of course, Spurgeon was non instrumental, and he said, regardless of what we let me finish that statement, he was non instrumental in public worship. But he said, as far as the controversy over whether to be instrumental or non-instrumental in public worship, he said, I don't think anyone has debated the validity of the use of instruments in private scenes of worship and family worship and so forth. Quite interesting as we think about that here in the way that Israel carried out their Sabbath worship of the Lord. The thing that I would emphasize from verse three here is the last couple of words, a solemn sound, a solemn sound. Literally, one that is of deep meditation, a meditation sound, a sound that corresponds to the dignity and the glory of the one we worship. His thoughts are deep thoughts toward us, as we'll see here in a couple more verses. And therefore, our thoughts of him should likewise be deep thoughts, meditation, reverence, and the singing praise unto him should reflect that deep meditation. That is perhaps one of the clearest statements in the Scripture. on the whole question of style in worship music. It should be a sound that bespeaks of meditation upon the name and the character of God. Now. This is all praise to God generally. Let's look at more specific reasons for Praising the Lord, we come to verses four and five, God's works of creation and providence for thou, Lord, has made me glad through thy work. This is why it's a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, because. We have so much to be thankful for. He has made us glad through His work, the very work of creation, the very fact that we are alive and that we are here and that we have a mind and that we have a voice with which to praise Him, shows His goodness. And it rejoices our hearts, makes us glad, for Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through Thy work. God is a God who works. His work is creation, first of all, and then the sustaining of creation, which is providence. Providing in advance, as it were, that's what providence is all about, and then. The work of redemption, and even though Mr. Dixon in his outline didn't include that, it's hard for me to read verses four and five without saying something about his work of redemption. For that rejoices us even more than His works of creation and providence. For Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through Thy work. I will triumph in the works of Thy hands. O Lord, how great are Thy works! And Thy thoughts are very deep." What great works God has done. We rejoice in them. We are made to overcome or triumph because of his works. And how great are his thoughts? Verse five, at the end, thy thoughts are very deep. This is a very wonderful thing to think about. Your margin probably calls you back to Psalm 40, verse 5, that says, Many, O Lord my God, are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done, and Thy thoughts which are to usward. They cannot be reckoned up in order unto Thee. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. God's thoughts towards His people. It's a very precious thing to think about that He takes thought for us of us, concerning us, that the God who is infinite and perfect and eternal, and I say it reverently, should bother Himself with thoughts about little creatures like us. It's a very good reason to praise and worship Him. Some people have good plans and thoughts, but they do not carry them out. Other people may have lots of action and activity, but it's not very well planned in advance, not very well thought out. But with God, there is perfect planning and perfect execution of the plan. His thoughts are deep thoughts. His works are great works. Verse five reminds us of Romans 11 in the New Testament, where the Apostle Paul exclaims, oh, the depth of the riches. Both of the wisdom and knowledge of God, how unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out. For who hath known the mind, the thoughts of the Lord, or who hath been his counselor? God's works are great works, and we need to come together on the Lord's day and remember his great works, especially his work of redemption. The second specific reason for worshiping and praising him is because of his wisdom and justice in punishing the wicked. Now, this is not. Subject matter for the worship of God that we hear much about today, is it? We always want to keep it positive, never anything negative. Well, the psalmist here, by inspiration, gives us the full perspective of everything. And it is a cause to praise God for the exercise of His justice. He says, verse six, A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this. When the wicked spring as the grass and when all the workers of iniquity to flourish, it is that they shall be destroyed forever. Of course, verse six makes the transition from verse five in verse five. We see these deep thoughts in the divine mind. Then we see these shallow thoughts, these empty thoughts. In the mind of man. He doesn't comprehend. He doesn't understand God's ways, God's works. God's thoughts are not his thoughts. He doesn't think the thoughts of God. He's more like an animal than a man. He's a brutish man here. A man who is so thinking towards his physical frame and living to satisfy and gratify it that he would resemble more of a brute beast. Consuming. Satisfying self. And we live in an age in which brutish man never had more information available to him. Brutish man never had higher education. was never more technologically advanced and sophisticated in every way. But at the end of the day, without God, he is a brutish man. Brutish. He still has no understanding that listen, this is not just a description of a few really bad sinners. This is a description of all who are outside of Christ. Brutish. Men. They still have no understanding. Of the most basic foundational essential truth. Which is all about God. His being and his purpose. Yes, his thoughts and his works. I think it was Spurgeon that said Man in sin is not only like a brute beast, he's even worse. Because his condition is of his own choosing. Willing to be there, glad to be there. But there is more than just our animal body and animal instincts. to consider and to live for. And when we come together on the Lord's Day, we're reminded of those priorities. It's one of the reasons why we need to come together. Every week and be reminded of these vital foundational truths. Now, concerning those that are lost, the wicked, When they spring as the grass, verse 7, they're compared to the grass here. And they flourish. Man, they're growing green. Successful. What's it all for? It is that they shall be destroyed forever. All of the success. All of the glory. All of the fame. All of the fun. Is only temporary. It will not last. It will all come to naught and they that is those that are wicked, those that are lost shall be destroyed forever. The best. That a lost person has in this life. Is all the good that he will ever see. For after this life is over, it is nothing but eternal destruction, eternal torment, eternal woe. Though they despised God on this earth, God will win over them. Verse 8, But thou, Lord, art most high forevermore. Man exalts himself, but he will be brought low. Better to be brought low now sooner rather than later. For in the end, God is exalted. He is most high forevermore. While the wicked are destroyed forever, God is exalted. Forever. Oh. Do not make God your enemy. Do not continue in enmity against God. It is nothing but a losing position. Verse nine continues, for lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for lo, thine enemies shall perish. It seems to be repeated here for emphasis. Thine enemies, thine enemies shall perish. All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. And these are the only positions that are available to us, either to be for the Lord or against him, either to be his friend or his enemy. There's no neutral ground. We either love Him or we hate Him. You can't say, well, I'm undecided. I haven't really determined that yet. I'm kind of weighing my options. No, no, no. Jesus said, He that is not with me is against me. And so if you proclaim yourself to be neutral, you have put yourself against Him. You have declared yourself His enemy. And none who are in that position will prosper, will prevail, will succeed in the long run, no matter how much they temper. They succeed in a temporary way, they will fail in the long run. But thank the Lord, there is this contrast that the closing verses make between those that are lost and those that are saved. We praise God not only for his just judgment upon the wicked. Recognizing that it would be just. If it were against us. If we were in the number of the wicked, his justice would still be just and right. But if you know the Lord, you can rejoice in this for his grace and goodness for you. Verse 10, but here's the contrast, the great contrast, but my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of a unicorn. The unicorn is an animal that may be extinct now. As far as we can tell, it was a very large, very strong ox like animal or buffalo like animal as a water buffalo. I'm talking. They had great horns. They're mentioned there in the book of Job, you know. And the horn of the unicorn is something that speaks of strength. And the psalmist says, though the wicked will be made weak and destroyed, he says, you will exalt me like a unicorn with his great horn. And he says, I shall be anointed with fresh oil. And perhaps this is referring to the custom of guests entering a home, especially on a big occasion, a feast or wedding or something like that, and they as they entered, they would be anointed by a servant or perhaps even before they left home, they would anoint themselves so that when they made their entry, they would smell nice. The anointing with oil was a mark of honor as well as of refreshment. And the psalmist says that we should praise the Lord because he gives us not only the strength like the unicorn, but the honor like one who is anointed with fresh oil. These are the gifts or among the gifts that God gives to his people, strength and honor. He gave that to Solomon. And in some measure, he gives it to all his people. He gives victory, verse 11, mine, I also shall see and notice these the phrase my desire is twice in italics here. The actual subject is not given in the Hebrew. Mine eye also shall see on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear of the wicked that rise up against me. He speaks of personal victory over enemies. And as we apply this to us, obviously, it's spiritual warfare, spiritual enemies, not flesh and blood. But the world and the devil and our own flesh, our own flesh, spiritually speaking, figuratively speaking, and perhaps literally as well, as far as our own is concerned. Notice the certainty and the confidence that the psalmist speaks with here, all in these last six verses. I shall, I shall, thou shalt, mine I shall. There is this forward looking, there is this anticipation, there is this recognition of the promises of God for things yet to come. And like the psalmist, we must be content to wait on the Lord to give us these victories, our ultimate victory. How shall I say it? We shall not enter into the ultimate and final victory until we enter into glorification of body and soul, new heaven and new earth. But my friends, it is coming. It is promised, it is certain, it is a shall and God shall give us these things by his great grace in Christ. He comes here in verse 12 and paints a very clear contrast between the righteous and the wicked. The wicked were spoken of as grass there in verse 7. Grass. Now we come. In verse 12 to the righteous who shall flourish like the palm tree, he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. What a difference between a blade of grass and a tree. I mean, even the biggest blade of grass, the strongest blade of grass and the smallest, weakest tree, there is a great contrast, a great difference. That grass turns brown, fades away, blows away. But that tree lives on and lives and lives very similar to the contrast painted in Psalm one, the ungodly are like the chaff, which the wind drive it away. But the righteous are like a tree planted by the rivers of water. We have the same thing here. Notice the two trees that he mentions, the palm and the cedar. Palm is a tree known to grow in all kinds of adverse conditions. In desert conditions, not much water. It develops this vast root system that can seek out and find water and survive. What a beautiful picture that is of the people of God. And we have example after example, right from the scriptures of believers in God who lived, but more than lived, they thrived in the most adverse of conditions. Think of Joseph in Egypt. in Potiphar's house, in prison and so on. And yet he flourished there. And there is the cedar of Lebanon. Renowned in the Old Testament times for its size and its strength. And perhaps its beauty. This is another wonderful picture of God's people concerning the strength that the Lord gives them. These are qualities that the grass. Doesn't have. Doesn't do well without water. And isn't very strong. And there is such a contrast between those that are saved and those that are lost. These trees are planted, it says, verse 13, those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. Now, we don't plant trees indoors. We just have artificial ones and that takes care of that. But in houses where there's a courtyard surrounded, it's quite common to see trees planted in those courtyards and they're protected on all four sides so that they know the wind doesn't blow them over. And they are able to thrive and to produce fruit and bear there so well in that safe place. So likewise, the Lord plants his trees and he protects them and he preserves them. Planted in his house, in his courtyard, fruitful according to his purpose. And then verse 14, continues this display of God's goodness toward his people by speaking of their old age. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age. They shall be fat and flourishing. Even as nature ages and decays, grace grows, thrives, Even in old age, God's people continue to bear fruit. They're fat and flourishing, healthy, productive, useful. Mr. Plumer commenting here said God's aged servants are a wonder unto many. Quoting from Psalm 71, I am a wonder unto many. God's aged servants are a wonder unto many indeed. They are a wonder to themselves. I read that yesterday and I thought, you know, there's a lot of truth to that. The longer that you walk with the Lord, the more amazed that you are, the more amazed you are that. He continues to preserve you, and when you see others fall or go back, apostatize or whatever, And you say, well, why not me? Why am I still following Christ? The believer is a wonder to himself that God keeps supplying fresh stores of grace. It's a wonderful thing. It's a reason to give him thanks and praise indeed. To finish, Plumer, he says they are wonder unto themselves, but the secret of their growth and success is that their life is hid with Christ in God. And he quotes another writer who said piety bears the sweetest fruit, the nearer we are to the grave. And their last works. shall be better than their first. Oh, that it might be so with you and me, Christian friend, that our works might be better and might increase and might improve even as the physical body ages and grows weak. We are truly moving in opposite directions in terms of our soul and our body. Body is declining, but the soul is improving by the grace of God. And then last of all, and this follows the thought of verse 14, to show that the Lord is upright. Why does God continue to preserve his people in old age and make them fruitful and flourishing? in order to show that the Lord is upright. It's not so that we can take credit for it all and that people will say, oh, what a good person he is. But it's so that people say, what a good God he has. What a great God she has to show that the Lord is righteous, upright. He is my rock, my foundation. He's the one on which I stand and on which I build. He's my all in all. And there is no unrighteousness in him. The Lord is righteous in all of his dealings. And no one shows that more clearly to others than an aged saint who continues to walk with Christ. Christ is a friend without fault. A helper without fail. Righteous in all things. Upright. No unrighteousness in Him. You know, if you follow the best of men carefully enough and you observe them closely enough, you'll find some flaw, some unrighteousness. Only the Lord. You can put Him to the test. You can examine Him up one side and down the other. And I mean that reverently. And you'll find no unrighteousness, no imperfection, no flaw. He is a friend without fault, a helper without fail. He never fails His people. He is faithful. Whatever He may do with us, He is always in the right. His dispensations have no flaw in them. No, not the most minute, wrote Mr. Spurgeon. Everything He does is right. It may be painful for us. It may be mysterious to us. But it's right. Don't doubt it for a minute. Even the smallest detail. You stump your toe on a curb. You say, well, God could have prevented that. Well, He didn't. He had some purpose in it. If nothing else, He'll keep you humble by it. He'll make you appreciate A glorified body a little bit more from the pain that you have in this body. His ways are perfect in everything. He is my rock. Listen, this great God that we know, who has revealed himself in Scripture, is our foundation. And this is what is so remarkably lacking. In the life of those that are lost. They have no rock. They have no foundation. They have nothing solid substantial. To cling to. Just vain. Optimism. And hope that is not even akin to the biblical concept of hope. Nothing that is concrete, nothing that is lasting. Just drifting along. Soon to sink beneath the waves. So let us truly rejoice and thank God that we have a foundation. And as we draw to a close, let me just underscore this point. This is a song for the Sabbath day. Let us apply it to our Lord's Day, especially. Certainly, we can apply it to every day in many ways, but especially for the day that we. Set aside all of our other cares and we gather to worship our Lord. Consider the great themes of this song. What are they? Well, certainly a God centered focus, praising him, worshiping him, thanking Him, remembering His great works of which we are the beneficiaries. When we come together to worship, let us be thinking on these things. Let us think on Him. And let us regain this perspective of the great contrast between the righteous and the wicked, especially hereafter. especially in terms of the end. Though the wicked may prosper, it's only temporary. And though the righteous may suffer, it's only temporary. And there will be a great day in which God manifests His righteous judgment in all things. And so we patiently wait for the Lord to resolve everything We wait on him as we worship him. And let us certainly be thankful to him for all the things, all the good things, all the great works and thoughts that he has toward us who know him and who worship him. I'll give the last word to Mr. Spurgeon. He said. A Sabbath without Thanksgiving. is a Sabbath profaned. So let us not miss out on any opportunity to worship the Lord, to thank and to praise him. Let these thoughts fill our minds as we gather for worship.