It's Me Again God

65. Answered Prayer

It's me again God,

I only planned a short visit in the book of Psalms but I am learning so much from David! Today I am reminded to be thankful for the blessings of answered prayer. It's one of the good things about keeping a prayer journal - being able to see what I have prayed for then giving thanks when the prayer is answered. So often in the past, I would find myself forgetting to give You thanks as I moved on bringing You my next request! David sang to You, showing his gratitude:

"I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. Now in my prosperity I said, "I shall never be moved." LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled. I cried out to You, O LORD; And to the LORD I made supplication: "What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth? Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me; LORD, be my helper!" You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever."
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭30:1-12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Lord You have blessed me in many ways, just like David. Thank You for lifting me up when I was sad and for healing me when I cried out to You. Thank You that You have kept me alive! I join with David and the saints everywhere in the world, in singing Your praises! Thank You that 'weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning!'

I am reminded of the story of the ten lepers:

"Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!" When he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed. One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?" Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well.""
‭‭Luke‬ ‭17:11-19‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Lord my desire is to be like the leper who remembered to come back to thank You.
Right now I thank You for ........................................

In Jesus' Name,
Amen.