07/11/2024
Good morning blessed sons and daughters of the most high God!
● Thankfulness opens the door to deep communion with God, inviting us into his presence for his endless grace.
● When we express gratitude, we shift our focus from ourselves to God and others, acknowledging his goodness and constant provision, even if unseen.
● As Psalm 100:4 declares, we “enter his gates with thanksgiving.”
● However, our sinful nature makes thankfulness difficult.
●We easily see what we lack instead of the abundance we’ve been given.
● We tend to focus on our problems, desires, and disappointments rather than recognizing God’s blessings.
● Being ungrateful has spiritual consequences, and we see examples of this through different people in the Bible. Yet even through their actions and the consequences, God can teach us how to live in gratitude and stay in close fellowship with him.
How I pray that today may mark the day of gratitude towards our Lord for whom He is and to the tremendous things He had done in our lives, shalom.
