September 9 | 1 Chronicles 16:23-36

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DAILY READING

1 Chronicles 16:23-36

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REFLECTION

The Lord Gives Us the Words We Need

by Jennifer Jerrome

God wants us to put our faith into action. Today’s passage offers a list of action words for expressing that faith.

· Sing

· Proclaim

· Declare

· Ascribe

· Worship

· Tremble

· Give Thanks

· Cry Out

One that stands out is ascribe, which is repeated three times in verses 28-29. Ascribe means to attribute or assign. In other words, to give God credit for all the glorious things He has done.

Often, I find myself focusing more on what God can do for me and missing opportunities to thank Him for everything he has done. He established heaven and earth, pretty big accomplishments. He alone deserves praise.