Give thanks: Thanksgiving essays from the Gospel.com community
With Thanksgiving (in the U.S., at least) coming up tomorrow, it seems appropriate to review some...
Today's Devotional: Practice Makes Perfect
One of the reasons I love Thanksgiving is because it asks us to stop and enumerate everything...
Should the Local Church Say Thank You to the Government?
My church recently passed around a resolution for its members to sign. It thanked our local...
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Thankfulness - a Christian perspective
Is your life "overflowing with thankfulness"? That's the state that Scripture encourages us to pursue--a life completely defined and rooted by our gratitude to God.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%202:6-7&version=NIV
I thank my God - a Christian perspective
The writer thanks God regularly for the faithful fellow believers that God has placed in his life to encourage him. Our lives as Christians are not meant to be solitary; God wants us to work closely with other believers in His service.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians%201:3-6&version=NIV
Be thankful - a Christian perspective
Be thankful--a simple but compelling exhortation to all of God's children. Do you live a life defined by thankfulness?
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%203:15&version=NIV
Thankful in the Bible: Colossians 3:15-16
Thankfulness is a key part of the Christian walk. Here, it's presented as a natural result of letting Christ's peace take root in our hearts. Even in the most trying circumstance, we can be grateful to God for the gift of salvation that He offers us.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%203:15-16&version=NIV
"Thanks" in the Bible: 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Is it really possible to give thanks in all circumstances, no matter how bad? This doesn't mean we need to be thankful for every turn of events in our lives, but it does mean we are to cultivate a thankful spirit--giving thanks for the good things in life, and looking for ways in which God brings blessings out of even the most difficult experiences.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%205:18&version=NIV
Devotional : Humility and Thankfulness
Humility and thankfulness are very important qualities for Christians to exhibit. Our self-centered culture and society are not conducive to being thankful and humble, so how do we effectively demonstrate these qualities daily? Passages from Paul, Peter and James provide the answer.
http://delveintojesus.com/Devotionals/15/Humility-and-Thankfulness.aspx
Blessing of the Thorns
Have you ever thanked God for the thorns in your life? Nancy shows how our afflictions can be the tool God uses to make us like Jesus.
http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/series.php?series=109&topic_name=Gratitude