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Day 174, or June 23. God supplies all we need. Our thoughts today are rooted in Psalm 118,

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verse 1. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.

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First the big picture surrounding this verse. Each of these six Psalms is directly connected

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to the Passover feast. The first two were sung before Passover, and the remaining four

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were sung during the meal and afterwards. Bearing this in mind, we can be quite sure

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that all these Psalms would have been sung by Jesus himself, many times, as well as by

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his disciples. Passover was the key celebration of the Jews

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in the days of Jesus, and still is today. They remembered when their ancestors were

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given the following information in Exodus chapter 12, verse 13. The blood on the doorposts

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will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you were staying. When I see the blood, I

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will pass over you. Their trust in the blood of the Lamb resulted in their deliverance

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from death. The same is true today for everyone who trusts in Jesus and his blood sacrifice.

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That's why many believers still use the phrase, covered by the blood, which refers to Jesus,

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but also looks back to Passover. Our thoughts today are centered on Psalm 118, which was

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Martin Luther's favorite. And now our action step for today.

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This verse is the first and last one in Psalm 118. At the beginning and the end we are reminded

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that our God is good, and his love endures forever. So we are to give him thanks. In

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his goodness we have everything we need to live life to the full. When someone is so

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good to you, it isn't hard to be thankful. In fact, it's perfectly natural. In these

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days when manners and common courtesy seem to have disappeared, maybe we do need a reminder

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to give thanks to God for all he has done for us. Throughout today, whenever you say

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or hear the word, thanks, why not look up and say a silent thanks to God, too, for all

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he has done. You may find it helpful to listen to January 21 as well.