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Thanksgiving Is Our Purpose!
Thanksgiving is our PURPOSE! Some people think that thanks-giving is merely an "attitude of gratitude" that makes life better or more bearable. They could not be more wrong! Giving thanks isn't the icing on the cake of life - it is one of the fundamental reasons of our existence.
Today's reading demonstrates this powerfully:
Paul is praying for the Colossians. He prays that :
- they would know God's will
(through wisdom and understanding) - in order to life lives that please God by:
- bearing fruit in good works
- growing in their knowledge of God
- being strengthened by God to patiently endure
- joyfully giving thanks!
For Paul, giving thanks was the outcome (the cherry on the top) of bearing fruit, growing and enduring.
In his prayer, Paul also describes who we thank:
- We thank the Father who has qualified us and rescued us (It is not us who have qualified!)
- We thank the beloved Son in whom we have redemption and forgiveness. You can feel Paul echoing John 3:16 here.
Finally, Paul tells us what the Father and Jesus did for us:
- He rescued us from the dominion of darkness
- He brought us into the Kingdom of the Beloved Son
Read the passage below and notice:
- how God equips us
- what God did
- how He rescued us
- And how that all comes together in "joyfully giving thanks"
读经计划介绍
This plan deals with Thanks-giving. I was tempted to call the series "An Attitude of Gratitude" but there is something about the idea of Giving Thanks that appeals to me. Gratitude and Thankfulness are not limited to emotions that we experience from time to time, but are choices we make and gifts that we give.
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