Thanks God!

Psalm 50 (New International Version, ©2011)

 ¹⁴ “Sacrifice thank offerings to God,
   fulfill your vows to the Most High,
¹⁵ and call on me in the day of trouble;
   I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
 ¹⁶ But to the wicked person, God says:
   “What right have you to recite my laws
   or take my covenant on your lips?
¹⁷ You hate my instruction
   and cast my words behind you.
¹⁸ When you see a thief, you join with him;
   you throw in your lot with adulterers.
¹⁹ You use your mouth for evil
   and harness your tongue to deceit.
²⁰ You sit and testify against your brother
   and slander your own mother’s son.
²¹ When you did these things and I kept silent,
   you thought I was exactly^[c] like you. 

God knows us. He knows every thought we have about each other and about ourselves. We are not smarter than God. We are no match for his wisdom. He is God and we are not! The Jews of the old testament thought they could win the heart of God by all sorts of sacrifices. You could make sacrifices for different sins and different wants. When it boils down to it, God doesn't need our sacrifices. Really all God wants from us is Thanks and Praise! He doesn't need it, he just wants it. But, most of us are too good for praising and thanking God.

When we ignore God, he just sits silently. When we try to take control of the world, he just sits by and watches. When we sin, it pains him, but he just let's us go. His silence doesn't mean he likes it or even accepts it. He have given us free will. He has promised not to interfere. He knows what's best. He knows what we need.He knows what is right and what is wrong. His silence is not an endorsement for what we are doing. He WANTS us to come to him. He wants us to need him. He just sits and waits. He wants us to need him. He mourns when we don't. He doesn't want our sacrifices. He wants us to ask for help. He wants us to ask for his wisdom. He will not become a better God if we worship and praise him. But, we will be infinitely better when we rely on him!

Thanks God for wanting us. Thank you Lord for giving us free will. We praise you for who you are and the blessings you have so willing given. Thank You for sharing your wisdom. We are not God! You are and we ask your forgiveness of our arrogance. Amen!