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We Cannot Be Too Grateful Too Often for Too Many Things

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 118:24)

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you (1 Thess. 5:18)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever (Psalm 136:1)

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful (Col. 3:15).

Heavenly Father, I woke up today thankful, and I simply want to acknowledge it; for what do we have that we haven’t received from your heart and hand? You’re the God from whom all blessings flow, by whom all grace is given, through whom all hope springs up. May a grateful heart beat loudly in my breast this whole Thanksgiving week, and well beyond.

Thank you for the texture and taste of flourless chocolate cake, for hiding my life in Jesus; for deep blue skies on low humidity days; for working in all things for our good and your glory; for the pull of a fish on my line; for the angels you deploy daily on our behalf; for the smell of bacon cooking; for Jesus’ declaration, “It is finished!”, for the sound waves make crashing on the shoreline; for the fact we can trust you with our children; for the sound of loud congregational singing; for sweet potato fries; for a limit on our sufferings; for…. Father, I could go on and on, and I want to and I will…

Thank you for your commitment to finish the work you began in us, and in your creation. Thank you that our coming life in the new heaven and new earth isn’t a mental opiate or wishful thinking, sentimental spin or spiritualized hype. It’s your promise, and by your grace, it’s our inheritance. Thank you for über-awesome hope and countless reasons to be grateful. So very Amen I pray, in Jesus’ merciful and mighty name.

 

 

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