Always Give Thanks!
"In everything give thanks; for this is
the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.:
1 Thessalonians 5:18
We often hear people say, “The devil is in the details.” They don’t
mean anything theological by it, they simply mean that bad things
will happen if we do not read the fine print, ask the right questions,
and check every detail. There is something theological about this
statement though: “God is in the details”—especially the details
of His divinely-inspired
Word.
For example, in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Paul writes the word “in” instead
of the word “for”: “In everything give thanks.” What would the difference
be? If we're told to give thanks “for” everything, it could include thanking
God for tragedies and disasters in which death and destruction reigned.
But “in” everything, even in the midst of tragedies and disasters, we can
thank God that He's in the midst of the storm with us. We can thank Him
that He'll use all things, good and bad, hard and easy, for good to those
who love God and “called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).
What are you “in” today? Regardless of where you
are and what you are experiencing, give thanks
“in everything” as a way to acknowledge God’s
presence.
"God’s giving deserves
our thanksgiving."
Unknown
