What are you thankful for today?

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in

him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:13 NIV

Lord, thank you that we have hope.

Who You Gonna Call?

To sacrifice a thank offering almost sounds contradictory to me. Sometimes, it can be hard to be thankful, especially when you don't see the hand of God or you didn't get the answer you were hoping for. 

What God does call us to do is to seek him, like we said we would when we gave our lives to him. In a way, I think that until Christ returns we live in "the day of trouble". Jesus told his disciples in John 16:33, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." 

The amazing truth is that the Lord says to call upon him in the day of trouble and he will answer us! Maybe it's that so often we look to ourselves or others and expect help from them, when God wants us to look to him for help. When God answers our prayers and we know it's him, we will honor him. 

I am thankful for...

What do you have to be thankful about? 

The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord;
   he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
The Lord helps them and delivers them;
   he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
   because they take refuge in him.
Psalms 37:39-40 (NIV)

I am thankful for my salvation. The truth is that without the Spirit of God reminding me every day to read the Bible and pray, I would just go on about my day. I am thankful that my salvation is for today, not just yesterday. 

What are you thankful for?

Thank You For Laying Down Your Life

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 

John 15:13

Today is Memorial Day, a day of remembrance. A day we honor soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice that we might enjoy the freedoms that we enjoy today. 

The ultimate soldier in the ultimate battle is Jesus Christ. He died for our salvation, to redeem us from sin and death. 

My prayer is that our country honors the death of soldiers who died fighting for our freedom to live and worship in a manner we see best.