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Thankful
To Be In His Care
“Praise the Lord, all you nations. Praise him, all you people of the earth.
2 For he loves us with unfailing love; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.
Praise the Lord!”
Psalms 117:1,2 NLT
Thanksgiving should involve
the right attitude- knowing from whom our blessings flow!
It isn’t all about turkey and football games; rather, knowing His
greatest purpose for us. It is
recognizing that God’s mercy , patience
and love toward us is forever. “Know that the
LORD, He is God; It is He who
has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His
courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and
bless His name.”
Ps. 100:3,4 NKJV Read:
Psalms 95:1-11 How
Can We Be Thankful ? I.
v1-7 By Looking Upward *
develop a habit of thanking God for everything in your life *
it should be about thanksliving, not just thanksgiving Jeremiah
29:11-14a He wants good things
for us Psalms
46:1 God is our refuge and strength
.... *
we can come into His presence anytime and be comforted ! II.
v6,7 By Looking Outward Ephesians
5:19,20 always being thankful to the
Lord *
be content with His providence for our daily needs *
too often we look longingly around us and want more stuff 1
Chronicles 29:10-13 David’s
prayer of thanksliving *
a shepherd always lovingly & consciously provides for his sheep III.
v7,8 By Looking Inward 1
Timothy 1:12-14 the Lord enables us
to be thankful 2
Corinthians 9:15 God provided the
gift of our salvation Psalms
136:1-3 His mercy toward me endures
forever ! It’s best to spend your time and effort being thankful for what you do have- rather than lamenting what you don’t have.
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