In Everything Give Thanks!
"In
every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
concerning you." -I
Thessalonians
5:18 [KJV]
As
believers we have so much to be thankful for! Who can measure the
abundance of God's grace and goodness showered so freely upon us
(Psalm
40:5 &
130:7)?
Who among us can determine how many unseen dangers we have been
delivered from by the hand of God's almighty power (Daniel
4:35)? Who is able
to sufficiently honor and praise God for the gospel of the Lord Jesus
Christ that freely, sovereignly and eternally justifies the ungodly
from all sin (Ps.
115:1; Rom.
3:24; 8:32)?
And
yet we do give thanks to God for all things (Romans
11:36). Not like we
should, not like we will some day, but we are humbled and thankful
unto our sovereign Lord for all blessings both physical and spiritual
(Eph. 5:20;
1 Cor. 1:30-31).
How could we complain of anything, when we realize that we are an
heir of all grace now and all glory hereafter in Christ? (Rom.
8:14-17; Heb. 9:15; 1Peter 1:3-5)
There are really only two religions in the world. One of Cain and the other of Abel. One of Ishmael and the other of Isaac. One of Esau and the other of Jacob. One of law and the other of promise. One of Mount Sinai and the other of Mount Calvary. One condemns, the other finds no fault. One leads to bondage, the other to freedom. One tendeth to death, the other to life. One of weakness, the other of power. One of merit, the other of mercy. One of the weakness of the letter, the other of the power of the Spirit.
There are really only two religions in the world. One of Cain and the other of Abel. One of Ishmael and the other of Isaac. One of Esau and the other of Jacob. One of law and the other of promise. One of Mount Sinai and the other of Mount Calvary. One condemns, the other finds no fault. One leads to bondage, the other to freedom. One tendeth to death, the other to life. One of weakness, the other of power. One of merit, the other of mercy. One of the weakness of the letter, the other of the power of the Spirit.
-Gospel report by unknown preacher
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