Ps 136:1-3 "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever." NIV
Have you remembered to say thank you today? There is a simple message in the words of this psalm: Give thanks! Sometimes when we are in the midst of our struggles and the pressures of life it is easy to lose sight of the big picture of what has been done for each one of us through Jesus Christ. But Psalm 136 tells us to “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.”
No matter what is happening in your personal circumstances the good news is that the scriptures give us a powerful promise in Rom 8:38-39 “I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Imagine this reality for a moment. There is no power in heaven or on earth, no circumstance nor difficulty that can separate us from the Love of God that has come to us through Jesus Christ. It is unshakeable. It is immovable. It is eternal! And it is because of this love that we are called to give thanks.
Col 1:21-23 tells us that at one time we “were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation- 23 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel.” This is the measure of the goodness of God that reaches out to us today. But why would God care enough about you and I to allow Christ to suffer death!? The answer is an easy one: love. John 3:16-17 states clearly "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
There is a love so deep, a love expressed at such great cost and with such complete finality, that we can live with the assurance that nothing can separate us from its power! We can reject this love, but God will still love us. We can neglect this love and it will still endure. We can lose sight of this love, but God will never lose sight of us! The Lord calls to us and says “receive the gift that I have purchased for you through the blood of my Son. Accept the kindness and compassion I have extended towards you.” Why not chose to live in the joyful embrace of God’s love? Why not offer to God a heart of thanksgiving for the generous gift that He has poured out on us through His Son? Take your eyes off of the things that you do not have and place them firmly upon the precious gift that God has made available to us for all eternity! Enjoy God today with a thankful heart!
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