Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving

 Enter His Gates

November 17, 2025

Psalm 100:1-5 (NASB95) 1 A Psalm for Thanksgiving. 

Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him withjoyful singing. 3 Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. 5 For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations.

A good friend reminded me of this psalm this morning. It was a timely reminder because there are some serious issues on our prayer list this morning. There are issues of life and death that we are praying for, so it’s good to remember that we need to give thanks in everything, not just in the good times.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-19 (NASB95) 

16Rejoice always; 17 pray without ceasing; 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Do not quench the Spirit;

We don’t understand everything that happens in life. Why is there death and disease and hardship? We can’t know all the purposes in the mind of God, but we do know the heart of God, that He works everything to good for those that love Him. He loves us, even when all seems dark and hopeless. So we give thanks for everything. We don’t understand, but we trust in God and praise Him. It is the only way to enter His gates where we can experience the joy of His salvation. So look to the Lord, even in hard times, and praise Him and thank Him and know that His love surrounds you and will be with you, even as you go through the valley of the shadow of death.

 Psalm 23:4 (NASB95) 

Eventhough I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.