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Thank You Heavenly Father
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Posted by: angelofthelord
( Luke 17:11-19 )
Coming back to give God thanks. How often do we pray, asking God to help us
with a need in our life, and in His grace and mercy our prayer is
answered. The real question for today is, after we get our answer, how
often do we take the time to go to the Lord and give Him the praise and
thanks He deserves? Mankind really has changed very little over the years.
In today's scripture, we read about the 10 lepers who were healed, yet only
one came back to give Jesus thanks.
It is easy to read that passage and condemn the other 9, yet each one of us
has been guilty of receiving God's blessings and not being as thankful as we
should be. We can get to a place in our walk with the Lord where we are
used to His blessings. We can get to a place where we expect His blessings.
As His children, we enjoy the rich blessings of God in our life and live a
life of faith expecting Him to bless us. The problem comes when we take His
blessings for granted and aren't as thankful as we should be. We must never
forget, we are blessed by His grace...not because we deserve to be blessed.
Today's message is not difficult or hard to understand. If nothing else,
let it be a reminder to you to never take God's blessings in your life for
granted. More important, never forget to show your gratitude for all He
does for you each day. Growing up, young children are taught to say please
and thank you. It is not only good manners to say thank you, but should be
something we want to do. We pray, believe, trust, and see God answer our
prayers.....the natural reaction should be one of gratitude. Our praise and
thanksgiving should flow from a grateful heart for what He has done for us.
The reminder today is to never forget when God is blessing you that it is
because He loves you and cares for you. The natural response to that love
should be to love Him, obey Him, and give Him the thanks He is due. Check
yourself and make sure you are not like the 9 who took their blessing and
went on with their life, but like the one who came back to thank the
Lord for what He did.
I pray that you continue to grow
closer in your relationship to Christ. Like any relationship, it doesn't
happen overnight but grows day by day. I can promise you that the most
exciting days are still ahead. He has a perfect plan for each one of His
children, and it is our job to stay close to Him so that He can work through
our lives to reach others. I will be praying today that you will stay in
that close, intimate, daily relationship with Christ that is the key to our
day to day journey.
Please, take a moment today to simply say a prayer of thanksgiving and
thank God for ALL that He does for you each and every day. It is out of His
love for us that He blesses our lives, and it is out of our love for Him
that we say THANK YOU!
Posted by: livingrose
Father, forgive me for being like the 9 lepers. Today I choose to be like the 1 leper giving thanks for all you have done and for all you are. Thank you for the prayers that you have answered and for those you haven't--only You know what is best for us. Thank you for this ministry. Thank you for Jerry. Thank you for all the bros and sis's of the annointed family. Words cannot express how truly thankful I am. Thank you.