July 19 Grateful…Period! Psalm 100:4
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His name.” (Psalm 100:4)
So much of God’s Holy Word speaks of and instructs us to be “Thankful!” The older that I am blessed to be, I realize that the “door” into the Presence of my Savior is through an attitude of “Thankfulness!” When I think of all that my God has done to provide the pathway for my relationship with Him to be re-established and the lengths of His expressions of Love, how can I not be Grateful? God has gone to extreme measures to ensure and to preserve my freedoms, and one of those Freedoms is the Freedom of Choice! I choose to accept God’s Great Gift and to embrace His Love. I choose to Trust Him, and to Worship Him and to Celebrate that Trust with my words and actions! I choose, as 1 Thessalonians 5:18 instructs, to “Give Thanks in all circumstances, for it is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I choose to Thank God in everything that I do and speak! Recently, I had another Believer with me on a visit to a local hospital, and as we came into the parking deck, I saw a space open, and I quickly pulled into the space, and spoke out loud, “Thank You, Lord!” My cohort inquired about my statement, and I explained that “Gratitude” is supposed to be all consuming, and when we are instructed to “Give THANKS in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, it means ALL! When we are Grateful for Him and His Amazing Gift of Salvation, through Jesus, then our actions, words and our thoughts should reflect that Gratitude! Are You Grateful? Are you “Living” in Gratitude? Are you expressing Gratitude in “Everything?” Remember that “It is Your ATTITUDE, not Your APTITUDE that will determine Your ALTITUDE!” Please Be Grateful, and Live in Blessings of the Savior! Stay Strong, Stay Focused … THE BEST IS YET TO BE!