3 Things You Might Not Think to Be Thankful For
Brian Fletcher
Psalm 7:17
Psalm 7:17
I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
Every year thousands of families, including my own, sit around the Thanksgiving table and ask the question, ''What are you thankful for?'' Nine times out of ten the answer revolves around family. ''I'm thankful for my kids, or my grandkids.'' ''I'm thankful that we are all here together.'' Other answers might include being thankful for health issues or maybe a new job. Of course there is nothing wrong with being thankful for any of those things, they are important and meaningful to us.
But I've got three other ideas for us to be thankful for this season. Let's take a look.
1. Let's be thankful for our Salvation
Psalm 50:23
The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!''
1 Corinthians 1:4
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,
If we were to really think and meditate on our eternal destination without being saved by God through Christ, we might be more thankful for the salvation that we do have. As Christians, it is possible to forget that we have a secure salvation.
What were we saved from?
We were saved from a life of sin and misery. When I think about my own life growing up, it scares me to think where I would be right now if God had not intervened. I am convinced that sin would have completely overtaken my life to the point of no return.
We were saved from a life that lives for self and chases after worldly things. If God had not stepped in and rescued us we would get to the end of our life with some huge regrets.
We were saved from the wrath of God. No one really wants to think about the wrath of God but we should. Some believe that when we die our souls are simply annihilated and ...
Brian Fletcher
Psalm 7:17
Psalm 7:17
I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
Every year thousands of families, including my own, sit around the Thanksgiving table and ask the question, ''What are you thankful for?'' Nine times out of ten the answer revolves around family. ''I'm thankful for my kids, or my grandkids.'' ''I'm thankful that we are all here together.'' Other answers might include being thankful for health issues or maybe a new job. Of course there is nothing wrong with being thankful for any of those things, they are important and meaningful to us.
But I've got three other ideas for us to be thankful for this season. Let's take a look.
1. Let's be thankful for our Salvation
Psalm 50:23
The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!''
1 Corinthians 1:4
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,
If we were to really think and meditate on our eternal destination without being saved by God through Christ, we might be more thankful for the salvation that we do have. As Christians, it is possible to forget that we have a secure salvation.
What were we saved from?
We were saved from a life of sin and misery. When I think about my own life growing up, it scares me to think where I would be right now if God had not intervened. I am convinced that sin would have completely overtaken my life to the point of no return.
We were saved from a life that lives for self and chases after worldly things. If God had not stepped in and rescued us we would get to the end of our life with some huge regrets.
We were saved from the wrath of God. No one really wants to think about the wrath of God but we should. Some believe that when we die our souls are simply annihilated and ...
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