Text: Psalm 8:3-9
Memory Verse: “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?” (Matthew 6:25).
How often do you take stock of God’s blessings and interventions in your life? To counter the devil’s antics, you must learn to count your blessings, for:
1. When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
Chorus:
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your blessings, see what God hath done
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.
2. Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will be singing as the days go by.
Chorus:
3. When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold;
Count your many blessings, money cannot buy;
Your reward in heaven nor your home on high.
Chorus:
4. So amid the conflict whether great or small,
Do not be discouraged, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.
[Johnson Oatman Jr (1897)]
You may not be rich, but not once have you gone to bed hungry; you have a roof over your head and you are well and do not need money for hospital bills. Learn to count your blessings daily to counter the thief.
Prayer Points:
1. Lord please help me to remember to count my blessings every day.
2. Thank You for providing for my needs, Lord.