Top Reason To Be Thankful!
"In
everything give thanks; for this
is the will of God in Christ Jesus
for you."
1 Thessalonians 5: 18
Some Christian denominations refer to the Lord’s Supper
as the Eucharist. Eucharist is translated as “give thanks,”
being derived from the Greek word meaning
“freely given”
a reference to Christ symbolically giving His disciples His
body and blood (bread and wine) at the Last Supper in
Matthew 26:26-29.
The memorial celebration of His sacrificial offering
of
Himself became known as the Eucharist—the giving
of thanks for Christ’s gift of
Himself to us.
Later, Apostle Paul would write, “He who did not spare His
own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not
with Him also freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:32) We
have the greatest reason possible
to be thankful to God
for His gift of salvation in Christ.
Since He has already given us the most important
thing in life, we can surely thank Him for everything
else He has provided: life, health, safety, provisions,
family, and so much more. We can even thank Him
for the difficulties of life since He has already given
us
life.
Look around today and be reminded of
all the reasons you have to be
thankful
to God—and give Him thanks!
"God’s giving deserves
our thanksgiving."
Unknown
