The Lord’s insight. Being thankful cures us of the disease of selfishness.
1 Thessalonians 5:18: “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
2 Timothy 3:1-5: “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power.”
Thanksgiving is a time of the year where we take time to reflect on life and to show our gratitude for the things we have and even for the hardships kept from us. It is our way to let God know that we see His hand in all things about and around us.
Being thankful is the one thing that cures all of us from being selfish and self-centered. It is God’s way of reminding us that we cannot control anything but the things inside of us. We cannot make it rain; we cannot make it cool; we cannot make our own work to prosper; nor can we cure ourselves from those things that would disease our lives.
However, thankfulness can do what we cannot do. Being a thankful person can make you love the people Jesus loves; it can make you love giving to the people Jesus wants to give; it can make you boast in the people Jesus boasts about; it can make you obedient to your parents; it can make you become holy; it can make you forgiving; it can make you keep your mouth shut about things that are unwholesome; it can make you love good; it can make you listen and learn; it can make you humble; it can make you love your life no matter your circumstances; and it can make you Love the Lord.
So, this Thanksgiving and everyday hereafter, learn to be thankful in everything. If you do this, you will have started your day doing at least one thing that is in obedience to what God calls for us all to do.
Being unthankful is disrespectful towards God. It shows a lack of appreciation for the things God does for us that we cannot do. And remember, being unthankful is a quick way to get to the last days; don’t be in a hurry to bring about the end of your time and ours.
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