Blessed Morning, Thanksgiving is a time to be… thankful. There are many people arent really thankful. They believe that they deserve what they have. And there are others who ARE thankful, but they’re very quiet and discreet about it. Then there are still others who are so thankful they just can’t hardly contain themselves. For example, the great classical composer Joseph Hayden, was criticized because his church music was too cheerful. He replied: When I think of the Divine Being, my heart is so full of joy.. And as I have a cheerful heart, He will pardon me if I serve Him cheerfully.” There are people who are so excited about their blessings that they can hardly contain themselves. We all know that the more a person loves Jesus… the more excited they get about being thankful. That was particularly true of Paul. Romans 7:25 Paul says, Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin. But this isnt the only time he wrote something like this. Earlier in Romans he writes:The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who watches his way preserves his life. Romans 6. 17 17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! it’s not a bad thing to be thankful for the possessions you have. And it’s not a bad thing to be grateful for the earthly comforts you enjoy. But if it stops there… What happens when you lose those possessions? What happens when you no longer have those earthly comforts? What happens when you lose your home, your car, your family? What happens when you lose your health? If you suddenly lost those things… would you also lose your ability to be thankful? The things of this earth are transitory. They don’t last that long. They break, they wear out, they get lost, and they get stolen, and they die. And there’s not a thing you can do to stop it. And if those earthly things disappear – and they form the principle basis for your thanksgiving – your joy and hope in this world will disappear as well. But Paul based his thanksgiving on something else entirely. Paul based his thanksgiving on the mercy and forgiveness that he had received from God. True thanksgiving is based on how much you really love Jesus Christ. And true love for God starts with realizing how much He’s forgiven you. You know, God’s gift of forgiveness can easily be forgotten if we’re not repeatedly led to Calvary. When people just go through the motions without really being thankful, it can be a sign that they don’t realize how much theyve been forgiven of. For he who’s been forgiven little, loves little. That’s what drove Paul to serve God so strongly and powerfully in his life. Romans 7. 24-25 24. Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? 25. Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Paul say this in Philippians 4 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Thank you, Thanks You Father for all Your indescribable gift that You have given us! May God Bless us this day To remember to and thank Him For the life,family, house, the money , and the possessions that we owned.. Amen..
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 23:33:40 +0000
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