Thank you is code to kingdom life. It is the key fob to unlocking otherwise stubbornly closed doors.
Yesterday's sermon was one of the harder ones to hear. Oddly, it was on an assumed easy topic; thanksgiving. Throughout scripture be thankful is the command which opens the kingdom system for us.
Philippians 4:4-6, Colossians 3:12-17 and others pound us with the urgency to be full of thanks in each and every circumstance. There were other passages I wanted to hit; but time did not permit. One of them I choose to share at this time.
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
It is God's will that we be thankful in all things. Sheep from goat separation does not come merely in faith labors; it shows up decisively in whether one's heart is grateful.
This has demanded a huge turn around (repentance) in my life over the years. I have behaved as a spoiled brat insisting matters go my way. I learned through the harsh pits to say an unlikely phrase to God; Thank You.
What would Paul and Silas have been singing about when the jailhouse fell down? Praises to God were flowing from their lips when it just wasn't a praiseworthy day....to unbelievers.
If you want to change your world for the greatest, start by saying Thank you in each and every circumstance. The imprisonment will stop.
You know the password. Use it.
2 comments:
Thank you! Perfect start to my day!
Morning Rush...Thank You!
Thank you for all the good thoughts you put into such good words.
Thank you for sharing your weaknesses as well as your strengths.
Thank you for teaching me to be a 100% natural evangelist.
Thank you for being such a thoughtful gentle man!
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