Bible Reading: Psalm 92
Key Verse: Verse 1 – ““It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:”
Key
Words: It is a good thing
to give thanks unto the LORD
In God’s Word,
there are a number of reasons given for us to be filled with thankfulness…just
to name a few…
Ø For our friends (Romans 16:4, II Thessalonians 2:13),
Ø For God Himself (I Corinthians 15:57, Revelation 11:17),
Ø For those who have helped
us in times of need (II Corinthians 1:11,
9:15),
Ø For all things (Ephesians 5:20, I Thessalonians 5:18),
Ø For heaven (Hebrews 13:15), and
Ø For our salvation.
The list goes on and
on. The problem is we tend to focus on
our “problems” rather than our blessings.
When our New
England colonies were first established, the settlers endured many
difficulties. They decided to lay their
many distresses before God in fervent days of fasting and prayer, but constant
meditation upon their difficulties kept them in discouragement and discontent
even to the point of wanting to return to “their homeland” with all of its
persecutions. Again it was suggested
that a day of fasting and prayer be appointed; but a plain common sense old
colonist rose up in their meeting which was filled with despair and said, “It
seems high time to me that we should consider the mercies of God for a
change. The colony is growing; the
fields are increasing their harvest; the rivers are full of fish; and the woods
are full of wildlife; the air is fresh; and our freedoms are ever before us;
our families have health; and most of all, we have our religious freedom; so I
suggest that we amend our resolution from a day of fasting and prayer to a day
of thanksgiving.” So they did, and the
rest is history.
Thought: A real spirit of thanksgiving depends on
whether you focus on your burdens or your blessings.
I do hope you have a very
happy Thanksgiving.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Focus on what you have
rather than what you do not have.
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