Text: Psalm 30:1-12

“To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.”

Introduction: One of our men used to say to me, “Bro Randy. We’ve got more to “SHOUT ABOUT”…..than “POUT ABOUT”! He’s right! David learned that lesson, and gives us three (3) Reasons to Sing to the Lord….. and three (3) Reasons to GIVE THANKS to JESUS! Will we take his counsel?

1. Check out and see if you agree for the (3) REASONS we should SING to Jesus! (Psalm 30:1-7)

• 1st Reason is because He picks us up when we get down! – Psa 30:1
  “I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.”

• 2nd Reason is because He heals us when we get sick! – Psa 30:2
  “O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.”

• 3rd Reason is because He shows us favor! – Psa 30:3-7
  “O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 7LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.”

Personal Application: Are you down at the moment? Jesus will pick you up. Do you need physical, emotional, or spiritual healing? Call upon the Lord. Are you longing for divine FAVOR? Because of our relationship with God the Son, we have FAVOR with our Heavenly Father.

2. Check out and see if you agree for the (3) REASONS we should GIVE THANKS to Jesus! (Psalm 30:4-11)

• 1st Reason to Give THANKS because of who He is! – Psa 30:4
  “4Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.” 
• 2nd Reason to Give THANKS is because Joy Comes in the morn! – Psa 30:5
  “5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”3rd Reason to Give THANKS is because he hears our cry! – Psa 30:8
  “8I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.”

• CREATION (Psa 19:1, 2)
• SALVATION (Acts 4:12)
• SITUATION (Rom 8:28-39)