Day 14: Gratitude focus – A relative

Quality or name of God – Great

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“Praise the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.” (Psalm 104:1, NIV)

How in the world does one even attempt to define the greatness of God? In reading and re-reading today’s verse, I finally decided to keep reading the rest of the chapter to see if I could gain some ideas for an illustration that might “bring it home” in our minds. Well, let me just tell you right here, right now that few chapters paint a better picture of the fact that God is great (powerful, mighty, magnified) than Psalm 104! I encourage you today to read this awesome chapter on the greatness of God!

If you use the dramatized audio version of Psalm 104 on BibleGateway.com, it will only take you three minutes and forty-two seconds to listen to this entire chapter. If you read it on your own, it will take even less time!

Doesn’t the Creator of the Universe, our great God, deserve at least three minutes and forty-two seconds of our time today…and everyday?

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Additional reading (for reading through the Psalms in 30 days):

Psalm 14, 44, 74, 104, 134

Ideas for demonstrating gratitude to the person of focus today:

»  – Send an email to thank your recipient for their impact on your life through the years.

»$ – Send a letter to your recipient, and include a specific memory of something for which you are thankful.

$ – Purchase an inexpensive gift for the relative that you selected as your gratitude recipient. Surprise them with this “no-special-reason” act of kindness!

 » = free      »$ = minimal cost     $ = cost involved

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” (Albert Schweitzer)