Weshould be on our knees with a grateful heart thanking God

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--Ephesians 5:20

 

To the Thessalonians, Paul says, "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" (1 Thess. 5:18). To the churches of Galatia, Paul says, "...be ye thankful" (Gal.3:15).

 

I pray that we fully understand that being thankful is one of the great marks of a child of God while on this earth. Just a few days ago we celebrated the day we call "Thanksgiving Day". This day marks a time in which the spirit of thankfulness fills the air and men and women openly mention those things for which they are thankful and encourage others to do likewise. All of this is proper and good but lest we forget being thankful and expressing that thankfulness for the many blessings we enjoy should be an integral part of our lives on a daily basis, every day of the year.

 

 We should be thankful that we live in the greatest nation on earth (even with the problems that now beset it). Thankful for God fearing spouses; thankful for children who love and are faithful to God, thankful for loving families and even though we may have aches and pains, thankful for the reasonable amount of health that we enjoy,

 

Then there are the spiritual blessings, It is here that I think about the love of God (1 John 3:1-2); the love of Christ (Rom. 5:8) and the church (Matt. 16:13-19; Acts 2; Matt. 6:33).  And then there are all the blessings of being in Christ: redemption (Rom. 3:24, Col. 1:12-14); Forgiveness (Eph. 1:7, Col. 1:14; salvation (Acts 4:12. 2 Tim. 2:10); support (Heb.4:16); comfort (2 Thess. 2:17); peace (Phil. 4:16-17), along with a place of refuge with hope as an anchor for our souls (Heb. 6:18-19). Our hearts should be filled  with praise and thanksgiving for all the physical and spiritual blessings we enjoy not just once or twice a year or only on certain occasions. Every day of our lives, we should be on our knees with a grateful heart thanking God for his abundant blessings bestowed upon us.

 

Charles Hicks