I was asked to share with the children during group time at AWANA this week so figured I would share here as well, plus it helps me with preparing for that. And with Thanksgiving coming up, guess what the topic is, thankfulness.
When do we give thanks? Most often we give thanks and bless our food before meals. We say thank you when someone gives us a present. And we may say thank you when someone holds a door open or does something nice for us. But God wants us to give thanks all the time. "Give thank in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus" - 1 Thessalonians 5:18. It is God's will for us to always be thankful, not just during November, so we should always be grateful for the things that we have.
How do we show thanks? We can say 'thank you', Or give them a card of gift, or even do a favor for them. We need have an attitude of thankful when we do everything though. "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him" - Colossians 3:17. So in everything that we say and do, let's be thankful.
Why do we give thanks? We tell people thank you when they give us something or do something nice for us. So we need to always remember to thank God for both giving his son to save us from our sins and for always loving us. "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever" - Psalm 106:1.
What do we have to be thankful for? Most people will say family, and without a doubt I am truly thankful for Brittnee, Thomas, and the rest of my family and the support they have given me in my life. I'm thankful for things I've accomplished in my life: finishing school, getting a good job, running some of the races I've done and the awards that go along with all of that. I think of most of have some "toys" that we are thankful for, whether it be sports equipment, boats, 4-wheelers, or any number of other things.
Well the most important thing I have is something that you can't see or touch. It's the amazing gift of salvation that God has given me through his son Jesus. Most of us know John 3:16 "For God so love the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." But the next verse is just as meaningful, John 3:17 says "For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him."
Many of us are blessed with material things far beyond what we deserve. During this holiday season, and every day, let us remember that the most important gift we can ever receive is one that the size is just right, it's the perfect color, it's just what we need, and it'll never expire...and that's the gift of salvation from God. "Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift" - 2 Corinthians 9:15
When do we give thanks? Most often we give thanks and bless our food before meals. We say thank you when someone gives us a present. And we may say thank you when someone holds a door open or does something nice for us. But God wants us to give thanks all the time. "Give thank in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus" - 1 Thessalonians 5:18. It is God's will for us to always be thankful, not just during November, so we should always be grateful for the things that we have.
How do we show thanks? We can say 'thank you', Or give them a card of gift, or even do a favor for them. We need have an attitude of thankful when we do everything though. "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him" - Colossians 3:17. So in everything that we say and do, let's be thankful.
Why do we give thanks? We tell people thank you when they give us something or do something nice for us. So we need to always remember to thank God for both giving his son to save us from our sins and for always loving us. "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever" - Psalm 106:1.
What do we have to be thankful for? Most people will say family, and without a doubt I am truly thankful for Brittnee, Thomas, and the rest of my family and the support they have given me in my life. I'm thankful for things I've accomplished in my life: finishing school, getting a good job, running some of the races I've done and the awards that go along with all of that. I think of most of have some "toys" that we are thankful for, whether it be sports equipment, boats, 4-wheelers, or any number of other things.
Well the most important thing I have is something that you can't see or touch. It's the amazing gift of salvation that God has given me through his son Jesus. Most of us know John 3:16 "For God so love the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." But the next verse is just as meaningful, John 3:17 says "For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him."
Many of us are blessed with material things far beyond what we deserve. During this holiday season, and every day, let us remember that the most important gift we can ever receive is one that the size is just right, it's the perfect color, it's just what we need, and it'll never expire...and that's the gift of salvation from God. "Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift" - 2 Corinthians 9:15
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