“Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD” –Psalm 107:43.
God told us—commands us, to give thanks in every circumstance. God’s Word reminds us that this is His will for us in Christ Jesus. We can read this for ourselves in 1 Thessalonians 5, verse eighteen.
When we choose to “thank” God in every circumstance—we are saying, in fact, “God, I trust you, no matter what. Your will, not mine, be done.” And then we’re meant to take our hands off the thing and leave it wholly in His care— we did, after all, just tell God we trust Him. No matter the pain we may feel as a result of said trust. Despite the losses we may suffer because of it—whether we understand what God is doing—or not. As Job said, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: But I will maintain mine own ways before him”–Job 13:15.
Our joy in this life, our ability to offer God thanksgiving, depends not on our fickle feelings or ever-changing circumstances. Instead, our thanksgiving springs forth from the knowledge we possess of God’s character—His Immutability—and, from our ongoing love affair with Him. From His fixed Truth that no matter what happens, He loves us, and will never leave us until He has fulfilled all that He has promised us. “Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you” –Genesis 28:15.
Our God is a promise keeper; therefore, we can hold fast to every promise He’s ever made. “God can’t break his Word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable. It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God where Jesus, running on ahead of us, has taken up his permanent post as high priest for us, in the order of Melchizedek” Hebrews 6:18-20 MSG.
Now I don’t know about you, but knowing God loves me, chose me, protects me, fights for me, will never leave me, nor forsake me. That He cannot break the promises He’s made to me—has everything to do with thanks-giving, today, and every day! Friends, there are countless reasons for you and me to thank God. Starting with “we were worth dying for.” If I stopped there, we’d never need another reason to thank Him. And yet, God didn’t stop there. God blesses us still; via the million things He bestows upon us daily—minute by minute, really.
Beloved, don’t let today pass without thanking God, simply for who He is to you…
From our partner, Highland City Church, and each of us at Sonsofthesea, we wish you and your family every blessing and the very Happiest of Thanksgivings! “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations” –Psalm 100:4-5.
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