Today’s P & W Thought: Come before His presence with Thanksgiving Why We Should Give Thanks To God … Psalm 95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms Have we, expressed our gratitude for the bountiful blessing of the Lord? Much too often, we find ourselves whining and complaining like the children of Israel. God has given us unimaginable blessings and promises. As the old song says, “Count your blessings, name them one by one.” It is time to remember what great things God has done for us. Some people believe that they don’t have to thank anyone for anything they have because everything they have they got the hard way--by the sweat of their own brow. Let me ask you … who gave you the sweat? I think we cannot ignore the fact that God gives us the sweat, the strength to work hard and gain material wealth. Yes, everything that we are or that we possess is because of God’s loving-kindness. Therefore, it is good for us all to pause and say, Thank You, God. Lets look at this illustration: Thankful for all things Mrs. Mwakinu thanked Fred, the grocery boy, for delivering a loaf of bread. Do not thank me. Thank Grocer George, Fred smiled. He gave me the loaf to deliver. But when she thanked the grocer, he said, I get the bread from Azam Baker. He makes it, so he deserves the thanks. So Mrs. Mwakinu thanked the baker. But he told her that Miller Msombo should be given the gratitude. Without Miller Msombo’s flour, I could not make bread, Azam Baker replied. The miller told her to thank Farmer’s Frank because he made the flour from Fred’s wheat. But the farmer also protested, Don’t thank me; thank God, Frank said. If He did not give my farm sunshine and rain, I could not grow wheat. Yes, even a common loaf of bread can be traced back to God, the Giver of every good and perfect gift Brethren, let us remember this - Everything that we have comes as a result of God’s love, mercy and grace and not from our own sweat. Have a Thankful Tuesday my Friends … Martha Munizzi
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:30:16 +0000
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