It has been a busy couple of days
at my household and while I normally have a posting on Wednesday, I was unable
to complete the continuation of the study in the Book of Acts by
Wednesday. The plan is to complete that
posting by Friday followed by the Saturday posting.
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the
United States, a time set aside to give thanks.
It has been a rough time this year with many losing their jobs and
businesses, dealing with illness, isolation, and the stress of a contentious
election in the United States. When viewed
from this perspective, it is difficult to find anything to be thankful for but
there is one thing we can all be thankful for.
John 3:16
“For God so
loved the world,[a] that he gave his only Son, that
whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
(ESV)
I am thankful Lord that you loved
the world so much that you gave your Son to die for the sins of humanity that
we can have eternal life. God needed to
send us the gift of His son since we have all sinned and live under the death
penalty for our sins (Romans
3:23; 6:23). While God could have
abandoned humanity, he chooses to provide a savior, his sinless son to take the
death penalty for sin (2
Corinthians 5:21; Romans 5:8). However,
God has given each person a free will to choose which means every person must
decide to accept or reject the gift of salvation provided by God. I want to invite anyone reading this who has
not already accepted the gift of salvation offered by God to do so by praying
with me,
Dear Lord Jesus, I know I have sinned (Romans
3:23) and know that the penalty for my sin is death (Romans
6:23). I ask you to forgive me of my
sin and cleanse me as you promise in your Word (1
John 1:9). I believe you died, spent
three days in the grave, and resurrected from the dead and now declare you Lord
of my life.
Congratulations, you now have
something to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day despite the craziness in
the world around us. I pray everyone has
a blessed day and remembers what we have to be thankful for in a world full of
chaos.
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