Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today- August 13, 2013
Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:20
Gratitude to God is the language of those who love the Lord. Because they love the Lord, they trust the Lord. Because they trust the Lord, they thank the Lord…always. Thankfulness to our Heavenly Father goes directly to His heart. Like a valuable package sent overnight express, gratitude reaches God immediately and unimpeded. The Lord longs to hear prayers of thanksgiving from His children who totally trust in Him. Yes, trust gives thanks for everything.
Are you able, by the Holy Spirit’s power to offer thanks quickly and continually after you enter into an adverse situation? It’s much easier to thank the Lord for the good things that come our way, but its more difficult to be grateful when things seem unfair. Thus, we immediately shift our thinking to thankfulness when our flesh wants to flirt with grumbling. The quicker we close the gap from initial offense to forgiveness and thanks, the quicker we resume our walk in the Spirit.
Settle matters quickly with your adversary. Matthew 5:25
When your feelings are hurt, thank God for the hurt Christ went through to heal your heart. When you are passed over for a promotion, thank God for Christ’s Passover for your sin. When you see evil interrupt your world, thank God for sending His righteous son to redeem the world. When a child is disobedient, thank God for Christ Jesus who learned obedience through His suffering. Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered. Hebrews 5:8
Your capacity for thankfulness directly relates to your capacity for joy. A happy heart is a grateful heart. Ultimately find joy in Jesus and in thanksgiving to the Lord for your eternal home in heaven. Furthermore, thank God for your enemy who causes you to engage Christ in prayer for your adversary. Satan steams when he sees your praise to God in the middle of experiencing a serious problem. A mark of mature faith is an ever grateful heart. Yes, learn to thank the Lord for everything and you will grow to not need anything but Him. Trust in God always thanks God!
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service. 1 Timothy 1:12
Prayer: Heavenly Father, grow my trust to thank you for everything in Jesus name.
Related Readings: 1 Chronicles 23:30 Daniel 2:23; 1Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:13
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Thank you so much for these devotionals! The lives they touch are numerous! We would love to see a teen and a children’s daily devotional also. They are the ones that really need a word of inspiration as they face the challenges of this present day ! Please consider this!!! Thank you so much again for your wonderful inspiration from day to day! May God continue to bless and keep you in an ever changing world.
Alesla, thank you for your heart felt encouragement. Yes we are praying and working toward a devotional series for children and teens. Thanks for reminding us of the need to get God’s word into the hearts of our next generation of leaders.
A fellow servant of Jesus, Boyd