Week 3 Day 5: Psalms of Thanksgiving

Read Psalm 136
Personal Bible Study

• For this Psalmist, everything that God has done is a display of His enduring love.  How is the cross the ultimate display of God's enduring love?
• Do you fully believe that God's love endures forever - for you personally?
• How would your life change in a practical way if you fully believed this truth about God?

Family Discussion Guide

• What is the number 1 reason to give thanks to God?
• How did God show His great love to us?  (See Romans 5:8)

Daily Reflection Questions

• What fundamental truth does this text reveal?
• How does this text inform the way God intends me to view myself, others, my circumstances, and the world?
• How can I apply the truth of this text to my life in a practical way?

Community Conversation Suggestions

• How does our culture view appreciation?  Do you think it’s different than these writers viewed appreciation?  How?
• How did these Psalms make you feel?  How would you describe the mood in these Psalms?  Do you think being thankful generally improves your mood?  Is that a psychological principle or a Biblical principle?
• When you pray, do you spend more time asking or thanking?

Spiritual Formation Activity
Each day this week, reflect on the following questions:

• What has God provided for me physically?
• What has God provided for me materially?
• What has God provided for me spiritually?
• What has God provided for me circumstantially?

After you make the list, thank God for His provision in your life.  If it’s not your habit, this week, begin your prayers with thanksgiving.

Weekly Memory Verse
Give thanks to the Lord; His love endures forever.  – 2 Chronicles 20:21