Expressing gratitude is a core value of genuine spirituality. “Modei ani,” I thank you, God... Being thankful indicates that you trust that God is working all things together for your good, and it confesses that all you are is a gift from heaven. Indeed, the Hebrew word todah (תּוֹדָה), usually translated thanks, can mean both confession and praise. Leah used a play on words regarding the birth of her fourth son (Gen. 29:35) when she said she would thank the LORD (אוֹדֶה אֶת־יהוה), and therefore she named him Judah (יְהוּדָה), from which the word “Jew” was later derived. The Apostle Paul, the greatest of the Torah sages, alluded to this when he said that a true Jew is one inwardly (κρυπτός) - whose circumcision is a matter of spirit, not of the flesh. A genuine Jew gives thanks for who God is and what He has done - his desire is not for the approval of men, but of God (Rom. 2:28-29).
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 03:24:01 +0000
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