Give Thanks to the God of Heaven!

 Psalm 136:
23 It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
24 and rescued us from our foes,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
25 he who gives food to all flesh,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.
26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

The above for verses are the conclusion of the psalm we examined yesterday.  They summarize all the things we should thank God for into three categories: His Presence, His Protection, and His Provision. He does not forget us and leave us to suffer alone; He comes in His mercy and grace to rescue us from others and ourselves; He makes sure we have what we need.  When He refers to God in the last verse as the God of Heaven, He is not emphasizing God's transcendence - that He is "way far away" - but that He is watching us from where He sees everything and can see what needs to be done, and since He is sovereign and all powerful, He can and will do something about it.  Indeed, we have reason to give thanks to Him!