Something to be thankful for
God gives us mercy when we don’t deserve it. In Romans 6:23 it says this.
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Before Christian musicians DeGarmo and Key stopped recording altogether they had a song called Selective Amnesia about God’s mercy and forgiveness. Part of the song says this.
“He searches the soul and he pierces the conscience
And I’m not proud of everything that he’s seen
But when it come to the past, he’s a mercy machine
He knows it all and there’s news that’ll please ya
When it comes to the past, he’s got selective amnesia.”
We should be thankful that because of Jesus death on the cross we can be made clean and forgiven of our sins.
I want to show you Psalm 103:8-19 so you can realize you have something to be thankful for.
“The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us , as we deserve. For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. He has removed our sins as far as the east is from the west. The Lord is like a father to his children tender and compassionate to those who fear him. For he knows how weak we are, he remembers we are only dust. Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. The wind blows, and we are gone—as though we had never been here. But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments! The Lord has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything.”
We definitely have something to be thankful for!
I want to conclude with this by the group Hawk Nelson
“In the wonder
In the heartache
In the good times
And in the mistakes
No matter what I’m going through
I can always say thank you
When the blessings
Are in disguise
Let gratitude open my eyes
‘Cause I’ve just been given too much.”
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