Thank You Jesus
Zephaniah 3:17, “The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
Good morning! Glad that you are here in this day. Praying also that anything you are involved in will cause you to give thanks for all things you have already experienced during your life. When we think on thankfulness, we have to make sure our thankfulness is not temporary, but have it filled with gratitude. Having a thankful gratitude means to be so, even when there are negative circumstances as well as good. In hind sight, the negative could have been much worse, just like the positive could have been less than it was. Our gratitude of thankfulness in any situation should always show that it comes from our deep inner feelings, our inner peace. As we bring request to God, we are aligning our focus on Him, relying on Him in all things. When we call on God with thanksgiving we are presenting praise to Him for all He can and will do for us. When our praise of thankfulness is lacking, we can become complacent and our spiritual relationship with God declines. But, if we are thinking on everything around us, everything we have endured, accomplished, battled through, we cannot help but be thankful! If you made it to work, to an appointment, to school, or any other destination, you should be very thankful! If you have food, clothes, electricity, vehicle, etc.; you should show thankfulness! Even if you don’t have luxuries, or even if you are living on the streets, living with someone else for now; you should be filled with thankfulness! In every situation, ponder on how much worse it could be; but it’s not; due to God’s mercy and grace! Putting on a positive gratitude no matter what, is the avenue to thanking Jesus. If you will, take this moment to just give yourself a little positivity to start your day by saying the first thing you can think of that you are thankful for. Then keep saying them while you get ready, then while driving, etc. I’m pretty sure you will be non-stop speaking until you reach your destination! Thank you, Jesus for this moment and every moment to come!
Scriptures:
Philippians 4:13, Psalm 100:4, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 28:7, I Thessalonians 5:18, Ephesians 1:16, Colossians 3:17, Psalm 136:1-26, Isaiah 12:4, Colossians 2:6-7, Ephesians 5:18-20, Psalm 5:11, Hebrews 12:28-29, Philippians 4:6-7, I Corinthians 15:57, II Corinthians 2:14, Psalm 150:1-6, Ephesians 2:10, James 1:17, Psalm 9:1-2
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, we want take this moment to thank you for everything, all things, every minute that you have allowed us to just be alive. Thank you, Father, for Jesus, your Son, the one that sacrificed His life for our sins, thus guaranteeing our place with you in eternity. Today, Father, fill us with the gratitude that we need to share our thankfulness with others; to show them how you are the reason for all things. Amen.