"Thanks Among The Heathen"

"Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name".  Psalm 18:49

The enemy wants to stop our praise, our thanksgiving and our testimony.  We doesn't want us to talk about the Lord, much less praise and worship Him.  He knows that praise is powerful.  It brings the very presence of God into our situation.  It builds us up and gives us strength to walk in victory.  It increases our faith. 

In order to get us to stop he will try to use intimidation and fear.  The word this morning is:  don't be intimidated!  Give Him thanks anyway.  The verse above says to give the Lord thanks among the heathen.  That means we should not withhold our praise and thanksgiving to God because of anyone.  I know the scriptures tell us not to "cast our pearls before swine".  But there is a difference in that and being intimidated to keep our mouths closed and not say anything about the Lord.   

We should continue to give Him thanks even in the presence of the heathen, the ungodly, the rebellious, the unbeliever, the atheist, the agnostic, the prodigal, the blasphemer, etc.  Don't be intimidated by them.  The Lord is worthy to be praised.  He is great and greatly to be praised.  Don't let them steal your praise.  Keep on praising the Lord.  Keep talking about His goodness and His wonderful works that He has done in your life.  Keep on praising Him not only in the congregation of the righteous, not only when you are with your Christian friends, but even when you are among the heathen.  They need the power to touch their lives that comes through praise and thanksgiving. 

Have a great day.  Don't be intimidated to withhold your praise to the Lord, no matter who is around.