Good morning. It's nice to come home for thanksgiving and spend time with the family. We all sat around the table at my grandparents and shared of the many things that the Lord has done to bless our family this year alone, and it took us over an hour just to go around the circle one time! Of all the many many blessings this year, I am most thankful for the fact that everyone in my family has a personal relationship with Christ and is pursuing Him on a daily basis. There is nothing more that I could ask for. How often I take for granted that my family is bound together in heart and mind.
Reflecting on this thanksgiving time, I have thought a lot about a sermon that my pastor Jay Thomas preached about Colossians 3: 15-17 which talks about giving thanks. I love how the two things that we are to do as new creations is to let the word of Christ dwell in us and that we should preach the gospel to one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. It tells us three times to BE THANKFUL! As I was thinking more about the importance of thankfulness, I came across the passage in Romans chapter 1 which talks about the reason why the people's hearts were darkened and they became futile in their thinking is because they did not have a high enough view of God (did not honor him) and they did not GIVE THANKS. wow
So, reading Knowledge of the Holy by Tozer and realizing Paul's other point about not honoring the Lord- Tozer says that "no religion has ever been greater than its idea of God. Worship is pure or base as the worshiper entertains high or low thoughts of God." Tozer even references the verse in Romans 1:21 and talks about idolatry. Lord, how blessed I am to be able to study your word and have the veil lifted from my eyes. Help me to daily see you more clearly and trust in your unfailing love for me and work in my life.
I love the paradox of life, love, and spirituality...
"Darkness to the intellect But sunshine to the heart." ~Frederick W. Faber
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