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Date: Monday, November 29, 2010
Today: More than just thanks
Passage: Psalm 103:1-2 NIV
1 Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits
America just celebrated “Thanksgiving” last Thursday
I thank God for such a celebration and holiday, still in place, in the U.S
In Psalm 103, the psalmist encourages us to thank the Lord, deep down from within- not just as a lip service
Beyond that, he is encouraging us to keep having an attitude of gratitude, and keep remembering what the Lord has done for us
When we thank a person for something they did for us, it is possible to forget that in the next moment
But there are some, who are remembered for ever, because of what they did
We see Mary Magdalene, anointing Jesus with a very precious jar of perfume
Usually, we give away things that we no longer need
But God spared heaven’s most precious, Jesus Christ, for us
The other day, I was speaking to a missionary from N. India
He was telling me about the commitment of young people from S. Korea
He said, “They are willing to send as many youth as missionaries, anywhere”
It is one thing to give for the Lord; but it is a much costly thing, to give ourselves to the Lord and His mission
Jesus is Heaven’s most precious, and He was given as a gift to us
God had us in His mind, even before He created the earth (Eph 1:4, Ps 90: 1-2)
He created the earth for us; we need to acknowledge that
We need to love all that the Lord has created-including the environment
God has appointed angels to serve the child of God- in our travel and in our everyday life; but don’t put angels before God. God is first
I have seen the miraculous hand and work of God many times in my life
We need to really pray so that God can deliver us from that which satan plans for us
Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8)
Jesus is the light that overcomes darkness; the life that destroys death
Once two crowds met each other- Jesus was the main character in one and a dead man, the only son of a widow-the main character in the other(Luke 7:11)
Jesus did not just pass by; “Life” stopped the funeral procession of the dead
“Life” encountered with the “dead”; the dead man came back to life
Everyday, we see these two crowds: the one that is with Jesus, and the other – of the dead
Once Jesus said: “Let the dead bury their dead”
God has put us in the world not to just ignore the “dead” around us, but to deal with them and to bring them to life; I am talking about the spiritually dead
By doing so, we will be really thanking God
He forgave our sins and quickened our dead spirit, to life
God bless your week
BG
Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you for all that you have done for me. Help me to be thankful to you, not only through my words, but also through my actions and my very life. Form in me, your character and ministry. Amen