Psalms 107:8-9 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
The level of contentment in our life is measured by how grateful we are. How thankful are we for all that God does for us? If we stop and think about it, the simple fact that we have called upon Him, and He has forgiven us and given us eternal life is far more than we deserve. Are we grateful for our salvation? Do we thank Him often for that? Hebrews 13:5 reminds us that if we only have Him, we have all we need. Yet, as we proclaim the wonderful news of the Gospel, far too many of us Christians walk around as if we were baptized in pickle juice! We claim to have victory in Jesus, to have peace and joy, but somehow have failed to tell our face and attitude about it. How much time do we spend giving thanks to God? Does our time of whining about what we do not have or what we desire (that He has chosen not to give us yet) overshadow all the undeserved goodness He has already showered us with? May I suggest that we take a day or two, when we pray, to leave our laundry list of requests in our pockets, and instead just sit quietly with Him, giving Him thanks for all He has already done, and continues to do for us? I guarantee, if we make it a practice to give thanks regularly, we will find that we will be less miserable. We will come to realize how much He has already done for us; how much we have that we really do not deserve, and how blessed we are. Let us be thankful for another day of life, for family, friends, health, and so many more things that we most likely take for granted. If we have none of that, remember, we have Jesus, we have life eternal, we have the hope of His return, we have Heaven and its rewards. We have a God and Savior who loves us and takes care of every need. If we have all that, then honestly speaking, we already have more than we deserve. Let us begin, right now, to give thanks, be grateful, be satisfied, and practice being content with whatever the Lord chooses for our life. It will make us smile more, and make our faith and message more believable to those to whom we proclaim it.
Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).
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