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What are you thankful for?

We all have reasons to be thankful.

Throughout Scripture, we are encouraged to remember and rehearse together the reasons we have to give thanks to God.

The Psalms reverberate with this charge:

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. (Psalm 106:1)

The Apostle Paul encourages the believers in local churches to do this together:

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

He also reminds us that our ultimate reason for giving thanks is found in Jesus Christ, who lived, died, and rose in victory over sin and death for us:

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:57)

Even though we should be doing this all of the time, it helps to have a time of year where we take special time to remember and rehearse with others the reasons we are thankful.

Why not take some time today and tomorrow to do just that?

We all have a reason to be thankful. What’s yours?

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6 Replies to “What are you thankful for?”

    1. Pastor Matt, you are a teriffic leader.
      I am thankful for the Spirit that has been embedded in my life. I haven’t always followed the guidance from within. but I am glad for the love, caring, and tolerance of others that guides me daily. I am thankful that ten years later, I realized that the death of my son, 3 months 17 days old, was the mercy of God working for me. I met a lady that needed my witness to help get her through her crisis.
      I want to know more about God and His creation. With the daily reading, I am seeing the reason Christ came to redeem us.

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      1. Thank you for sharing these things, Annie. I did not know about your loss. It is amazing how God can use our ups and downs for good in the lives of others.

  2. The health & happiness of my children. A husband who is more than I asked God for. A job that I’m good at AND love. The women in my house group. A church to call HOME.

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