Thankfulness is the beginning of worship.
The psalm calls us to enter His gates with thanksgiving.
Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise! Give thanks to Him; bless His name! Psalm 100:4
Too often I enter His gates with the hassle of getting ready on my mind.
Or the last Facebook post I read
Or the game or movie I watched
Or my schedule for next week
Or the bill that’s due.
Too often I enter His gates with petulance.
With self-absorption
With judgmentalism
With discontent
With impatience.
In those instances, what follows isn’t worship.
But thanksgiving …
Thanksgiving bids me to focus on the goodness of God.
His power.
His mercy.
His grace.
And His great love.
And that’s when worship begins.
Read more of the Today I’m Thankful series.