Gratitude to God | Audio Reading | Our Daily Bread Devotional | October 13, 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever. First Chronicles 1634. |
| 0:12.0 | Welcome to this daily encouragement from our daily bread. Gratitude to God was written by Lisa M. Samra, and read by Rochelle Trubb. |
| 0:21.6 | First Chronicles chapter 16 verses 8 through 14 and 19 through 24. |
| 0:28.6 | Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name, make known among the nations what he has done. |
| 0:36.6 | Sing to him, sing praise to him, tell of all his wonderful acts, glory in his holy name, |
| 0:45.4 | let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. |
| 0:49.3 | Look to the Lord and his strength, seek his face always. |
| 0:58.3 | Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, |
| 1:05.8 | and the judgments he pronounced. You, his servants, the descendants of Israel, his chosen ones, |
| 1:14.8 | the children of Jacob. He is the Lord our God. His judgments are in all the earth. Now, picking up at verse 19, when they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it, they wandered from |
| 1:22.8 | nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. He allowed no one to oppress them. For their sake, |
| 1:29.9 | he rebuked kings. Do not touch my anointed ones. Do my prophets no harm. Sing to the Lord |
| 1:37.8 | all the earth, proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. |
| 1:53.0 | Gratitude to God, written by Lisa M. Samra. Canada and the island of St. Lucia celebrate a Thanksgiving holiday in October. Liberia sets aside a day for giving thanks at the beginning of November, while the United States in Australia mark the annual holiday at the end of the month. Other countries, including the United Kingdom, Brazil, Rwanda, and the Philippines, have |
| 2:19.2 | unofficial days to foster gratitude. |
| 2:23.1 | There's something powerful about a nation collectively expressing gratitude. |
| 2:28.6 | It's a picture we see when King David assembled the nation of Israel to give thanks to God for his presence, |
| 2:35.6 | protection, and promises in First Chronicles 16. |
| 2:40.1 | The celebration marked the return of the Ark of God. |
| 2:44.1 | The people rejoiced that the Ark, a symbol of God's presence with them, was in Jerusalem. |
| 2:54.5 | As David led Israel in praise, he reminded them of God's presence with them was in Jerusalem. As David led Israel in praise, he reminded them of God's protection as the nation conquered the land of Canaan and celebrated his faithfulness |
| 3:00.8 | to fulfill his promises. If you celebrate a Thanksgiving holiday with friends and family, |
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