Charles Stanley Daily Devotional 27 November 2025 (In Touch) Thursday Message
Charles Stanley Daily Devotional TOPIC: Prayer of Gratitude
TODAY’S SCRPTURE: Psalms 138:1-8
Psalm 138:1-8
1 I will give You thanks with all my heart; I will sing praises to You before the gods.
2 I will bow down toward Your holy temple And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name.
3 On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul.
4 All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, O LORD, When they have heard the words of Your mouth.
5 And they will sing of the ways of the LORD, For great is the glory of the LORD.
6 For though the LORD is exalted, Yet He regards the lowly, But the haughty He knows from afar.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.
8 The LORD will accomplish what concerns me; Your lovingkindness, O LORD, is everlasting; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.
TODAY’S MESSAGE:
The Creator and Ruler of the universe invites us to communicate with Him, and prayer is the amazing privilege of entering into His throne room. Typical components of prayer are intercession, petition, confession, praise, and thanksgiving. Which one of these consumes most of the time you spend talking with the Father?
Though Scripture urges us to express gratitude (Ephesians 5:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:18), there are a couple of reasons why doing so may seem less of a priority. First, whatever fills our mind is also what dominates our prayers. So, if we’re feeling overwhelmed, petitions naturally become more urgent; when concerns for loved ones preoccupy us, intercession will be uppermost in our mind.
Another issue is this: After we’ve seen God work in our life or answer a prayer request, we’re filled with gratitude and thank Him repeatedly. After a while, however, we tend to forget and drift back into our regular thought patterns.
Learning to know the Lord more deeply is the key to keeping gratitude and praise foremost in prayer. As we read Scripture and discover God’s glorious nature and mighty works, He’ll become our focus. Then our prayers will be filled with praise and thanks, not just for what He’s done for us but for who He is—our good, loving, faithful, and glorious God (Ps. 138:5).
Bible in One Year: 1 Corinthians 1-3
MEDITATION: What are you thankful for today?
Dr. Charles F. Stanley was the founder of In Touch Ministries and a New York Times best-selling author. Throughout his ministry, he demonstrated a keen awareness of people’s needs and provided Christ-centered biblically based principles for everyday life