![]() He was a good king, whose heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD. In time, as was the case with many of the kings of that time, an invasion of the land was in the works: Jehoshaphat was the fourth king of Judah. ![]() “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time” ( 1 Peter 1:3-5).Įach Thanksgiving, when our family goes around the room and the question is asked, “What are you most thankful for?”, everyone knows my response ahead of time, because it is always, “My salvation.” If you ever find yourself at loss over what you should thank the Lord for, you can start with your salvation.ĭuring this season of thanks, allow Scripture to inspire you toward gratitude it will also teach you valuable lessons along the way. Above all the things that we can be thankful for, we are to be most thankful for this great salvation that we have been given, in all of its powerful aspects. We must never allow ingratitude to be named among us because Christians, more than anyone, have so much to be thankful for. If we are not careful, our thank yous to the Lord can become common and hollow – a product of what is expected, rather than what is truly heartfelt. This unmistakable “do it myself” or “I don’t need your help” attitude epitomizes the ingratitude that can subtly enter in to our walk with the Lord. “You of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: ‘Have I been a desert to Israel or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, ‘We are free to roam we will come to you no more’? Does a young woman forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number” ( Jeremiah 2:31-32). Listen to these stinging words spoken by God, as He refers to His people: Ingratitude is a frame of mind and heart that can fly under the radar by us, but will never go unnoticed by God. If I could have such a response to my grandchild saying thank you, how do you think it makes God feel when we, His people, say thank you? And how He, in turn, must feel when we don’t? Don’t Allow Ingratitude to Creep In A few days later, at a different location, I overheard my grandchild saying thank you to someone else - without any prompting from me, and there was such a warm feeling that I experienced in knowing that my grandchild had not forgotten, and that she really did know how to say thank you. Finally, I told the person thank you on her behalf with a smile. Again I said, “Say thank you to the nice person,” once again there was no response. I said to my grandchild, “Say thank you,” but she did not respond. Before I could do it, someone reached down, picked up the toy and handed it back to her. Just recently, I was with my just-learning-to-speak grandchild at an event where she dropped her toy. ![]()
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