One of the lessons I learned early in my journey with Christ was that gratitude is an action word. The often repeated phrase began “My gratitude SPEAKS when I care and when I share with others…” The biblical counterpart to that is when Christ said that leaders are to be servants as He washed the feet of the twelve… even the one He KNEW would betray Him. and then said, “Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.” (John 13:17)
Most people, regardless of where they are in their journey with Christ (including those who don’t yet know Him) want to do good deeds. We see this when people who say they are opposed to ‘organized religion’ will roll up their sleeves on a church project if the benefit is for the community. Regardless if the motive is to glorify God, the outcome still does.
But today is “BLACK FRIDAY” so America has now flipped the focus from what we HAVE to what we WANT NEXT. So to all those who stayed up or camped out all night in freezing temperatures, I want to personally thank you for doing your part to stimulate the economy. Please try to glorify God in the long lines of harried shoppers.
Take care-
1 comment:
Nice to see your Blog. Also found Pastor Bob's. And PK's is already on my list!
Thankful for the word's penned from Christian writers and leaders!
keep it up at a reasonable, not too long (easier to read), pace!
Blessings
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