Devotions: Thanksgiving!

I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart;
I will tell of all Your wonders.
I will be glad and exult in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Psalm 9:1-2 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

We have so much to be thankful for, every one of us. Sure we all have troubles and life isn’t as it should be, but there is so much that we do have. We have life! We have God! We have salvation and redemption through the sacrifice of Jesus! We can look forward to eternity with Him rather than spending it in Hell like we deserve. That alone is enough to fill our whole lives with praise. If we have trouble finding something for which to be thankful, it is because we aren’t looking, because we are focusing on what is wrong and what we don’t have rather than focusing on what we do have. God has given us everything we need. He has given us love we don’t deserve. He has forgiven our sins. He has blessed us with so much that we don’t deserve. Take some time today to count your blessings, offer a prayer of thanks to God and share your gratitude with the world!

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