Thanksgiving on the Mountaintop—The Danger of Forgetting (Part 2)

Daily Scripture Threshing for Today, Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Today's Text: Psalm 103:1-22

Key Verse: Psalm 103:2 (KJV) — "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:"

As a sequel to yesterday's and the day before yesterday's meditation, we are still looking at cultivating thankfulness across different seasons, environments, and emotional landscapes of life. We learned to be thankful in the valley. We learned to be thankful on the mountaintop. Today we learn how to stay thankful on the mountaintop. It challenges the idea that gratitude is dependent on external circumstances. We are warned against the spiritual amnesia that often accompanies abundance. When life is good, it is easy to say, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth." This message anchors success in God's provision and keeps the heart humble.

Around 1000 BC, David wrote this psalm from a place of maturity and memory. He had been a shepherd, a fugitive, a warrior, and now a king. He had known the valley of the shadow of death and the mountaintop of the palace. He knew what it meant to be forgotten by men and remembered by God. He knew what it meant to be blessed and then to forget. So he did not begin by speaking to others. He began by speaking to himself. He commanded his own soul never to forget; instead, to always bless the Lord. This is personal self-exhortation. David addressed his inmost being, his nephesh, and told it to remember. He knew that identity amnesia begins when we forget who God is and who we are in Him.

There is danger in spiritual forgetfulness. We must actively count our blessings and never give in to grumbling or discontent. We have catalogs of personal benefits with lovingkindness and tender mercies ro be grateful for each day. He did not wait for good feelings. As a natural man, David could have some reasons to become bitter about life, or situations, he chose worship over worry and gratitude over grief. He remained faithful when nobody was applauding him. Today, many desire blessing without brokenness, harvest without hardship, and praise without pain. David reminds us that a life of public praise must be rooted in private remembrance. Thanksgiving begins with talking to your own soul to never despise God's faithfulness. Be thankful when you feel so blessed and on the mountaintop!

Thanksgiving on mountaintop is remembering who God is when it is well with us. This is a central and core theological anchor throughout scriptures. Of course, we sometimes go through situations that make some of us cynical, but we must remember that such situations rather made David and other godly men more dependent on God. We must never allow the length of our waiting to destroy the strength of our faith. God's answers may come in unexpected ways and at moments we cannot predict, yet it remains our responsibility is to remain the spirit of gratitude. We must never allow waiting season to blind us to other things God is doing on our mountain. Like David, we must remain ready to rejoice even before the harvest comes. Keep praying, trusting, worshipping, and thankful on the mountaintop even if it is just for who God is!

Among many other lessons, we also learn from David not to allow our experiences of God's goodness to remain unspoken when others need encouragement. A genuine encounter with God should produce lives that point others to Him. Our life's encounter should become message of hope to others! Share your testimony, encourage the weary, and point others to God. Never underestimate the impact of a consistent life of thanksgiving and faithfulness. Life is not about what we received or blessings we accumulate, but for how we recognize God as the source of all blessings and we let Him be revealed. Be thankful always till your life of gratitude invites others into devotion to God.

Action Steps: Spend time in prayer and worship today. Speak to your own soul and command it to bless the Lord. Identify an area where you have forgotten God's benefits, and renew your remembrance of Him. Ask for strength to count your blessings before you complain, then share a testimony of God's mercy with someone who needs encouragement. Never consider yourself too blessed, too successful, or too secure to thank God. Remember faithfully, rejoice in God, and proclaim Him boldly!

Quote for the Day: "A life that tells its soul to bless the Lord will never forget its Savior. For such life, memory becomes worship, and a high place becomes a holy place." — Simon Olatunji (#quotablequotes)

Let Us Pray: Heavenly Father, thank You for David's exemplary life of thanksgiving and remembrance. Help me remain faithful in seasons of plenty, humble in moments of success, and courageous in sharing my testimony. Deliver me from forgetfulness, grumbling, and discontent. Let my life reveal Jesus and inspire others to seek You. May my gratitude leave a lasting legacy for Your glory. In Jesus' most glorious name. Amen.

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Thank you for threshing the Word with me today. For further study, please read: Psalm 103:1-22; Exodus 34:6-7; Deuteronomy 8:10-18; Psalm 103:2; Psalm 78:4; Lamentations 3:21-23; 1 Thessalonians 5:18.

With all my love and prayers,

Simon Wale Olatunji, Ph.D.

Your Darling Bishop (DaBishop)

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