This week we celebrate a national holiday. We most likely will have some time away from work or school to gather with family and friends, watch way too much TV, eat way too much food and maybe even get some much needed rest in as well. It is a great time filled with lots of wonderful things.
As we start this week off today, let me offer three thoughts to keep in mind as we move toward the holiday. These thoughts come from Psalm 100 verses 4 and 5. This is what it says:
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.
The three points that should bring us to gratitude in these verses describe God and God’s character.
- God is good. There is nothing in God that is not good. God is perfect in every way – wholly other and holy. We can rest in this fact and know that God, and only God, is worthy of our devotion and trust.
- God’s love never fails. We can count on the fact that God’s love lasts forever. In our world, the definition and understanding of love is very fluid. We can say we love turkey and dressing and turn to the family member that made it and tell them we love them too. But God’s love is different – it does not change and is not dependent on anything from us.
- God is faithful. God’s consistency is time proven. We can stake our lives on the fact that God does not change. God loves us and has our best interests in mind and heart. Even in the midst of what would seem impossible circumstances, God is in control – God is faithful.
So if you are having a little trouble finding anything for which to be thankful this year, just consider the fact that the good Father loves you and his faithfulness has been proven over and over again.
Be thankful!
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