-Hebrews 12:28
On this day of Thanksgiving, consider how easy it is to be frustrated over what we don’t have rather than thankful for what we do have. A personal relationship with Jesus Christ will produce in us thankful and grateful hearts regardless of what is going on in our lives. And as a result we are thankful – for what we have, as opposed to being upset over what we do not have. What follows is this; if we are thankful for what God has given us, then we will be thankful for what He has done. Because of Jesus, God didn’t condemn us, but rather He has redeemed us. God did not cast us away, but instead He drew us unto Himself. The Lord has not destroyed us – and believe me, He could have, but rather He has forgiven us through Christ. And God even took matters a step further; He has not only forgiven us, but He has adopted us as His very own children. Can an adopted child share in the inheritance with those who were begotten? The answer is, absolutely. Romans 8:17 says, “Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” Because of what Jesus did for us upon the cross of Calvary we are heirs to a fortune; a fortune greater and of more value that anything we could ever find in the world.
The question for us today is, are we truly thankful for what God has done? Let us make sure that we are ever thankful to God for the great works He has brought about in our lives, and that come what may, we will give Him all the praise and all the glory.
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