Good
Morning All,
2
Corinthians 9: 15; “Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!”
As many of us will spend the
day in a tryptophan induced comatose nap, we may even take time out to be
thankful. We look around and think of
things to be thankful for; things like health, family, friends, job, house and
many things like this. We tend to focus
on the material goods. Even when we look
at our family or our own health, we tend to focus on how it aids us in our own
existence. The American view of
Thanksgiving continues to be about stuff; stuff that benefits me and makes my life
more comfortable and satisfying. This is
not exactly the biblical view.
Within the Bible, thanks to God is tied entirely to the worship and
praise of God. We give thanks to God for
all that he does for us. We do this best
by praising his name. We do this best by
remembering that, all that we have; is a gift which we do not deserve. At no point in our life have we ever done
anything that would merit even the smallest of God’s blessings.
This is what makes what God does for us so incredible. We have no worthiness or merit. We really have no great value. We only receive what we receive because God
loves us. God loves us with the purest
form of fatherly love. This love brings
to us life, hope and salvation and while we can point to the many earthly
blessings that we receive there is an even greater blessing that we often do
not recognize. God has freed us from the
slavery to sin and the devil. We are no
longer just a plaything for the devil’s amusement. God has brought us into his marvelous
kingdom.
The devil may taunt and tempt but he no longer possesses you as a master
owns a slave. We are no longer a
whipping boy for the devil’s amusement.
We are God’s redeemed children, free from the devil’s cruel reign. For this great gift we should give ceaseless
praise and thanks to God for only God could accomplish this for us. We could never reject the devil on our
own. It is only by God’s amazing love
that we are part of God’s holy family and by being part of God’s holy family;
we are given the inheritance of heaven.
The most inexpressible gift from God; being made a child of his holy
family, an heir of the eternal kingdom, saved from the devil are what we should
give thanks for every day. This is what
the biblical view of thanks really is.
We need to remember that God’s gift for us goes far beyond this earthly
life or existence. God’s gift for us is
beyond anything we can measure.
So as we take time today to give thanks; remember to give thanks for our
great gift- the gift of salvation. This
singular and wonderful gift is ours today and forever. We live entirely in God’s grace.
Father,
we give thanks for your inexpressible gift.
We thank you for our salvation and preservation. We praise you for your
great love. Help us to remember your
incredible mercy. In the precious name
of Jesus we pray, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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