Today’s Scripture: giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Ephesians 5:20 ESV
Our words can be shallow can’t they? Can we say one thing yet live another?
Although shallow these words can still be a healthy seed planted in our minds. However, our minds are flesh and true thanksgiving is in God’s word and in His Spirit. In God’s word and in the life of Jesus Christ the Spirit brings true thanksgiving ALWAYS and in EVERYTHING.
I can give thanks always and in everything because my thanksgivings are in Him and not in my circumstances. If I submit to Christ I help the church submit to Christ. If we are submitted to Christ we can submit to each other.
We must bathe in His Word. In His word we come to know His promises and come to live in His Spirit. Here we can give thanks always and in everything to God in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Are you giving your thanks to God?
Today’s Prayer: Father God, I give You my thanks always and in everything in the name of my Lord Jesus Christ. I am thankful to be a part of Christ’s body. I am thankful for the Spirit who helps me submit to You and others. Help me to bathe in Your Word to be cleansed and filled with thanksgiving always and in everything. Amen
Tom Raines
Christian Affirmations 4 Life
I’d never thought about how many times giving thanks, and just the word “thanks” is mentioned in the Bible!
For sure Julie, I have just been searching for thanksgiving in my previously harvested affirmations. It is certainly clear that God calls us to thanksgiving. We are to go to Him and bring all things to Him with thanksgivings! Blessings and thanksgivings!
This is a marvelous word, Tom–I love it when you use the sword to cut to the true word God wants me to hear: that it’s not about my circumstances–my thanks are to our wonderful GOD always. I LIKE that–it blesses me BIG. And God bless you BIG too–love, sis Caddo
If you are blessed Sis, I am blessed BIG! God’s Word and His Spirit cut into our innermost being so that we know Him and we know His thanksgiving! Blessings and thanksgiving!