Category Archives: Thanks & Praise

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June 4, 2013

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Money & Wealth, Thanks & Praise

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU

Now, our God, we thank you, and we praise your glorious name! All these things didn’t come from me and my people. All these things come from you. We are only giving back to you things that came from you. We are only strangers traveling through this world like our ancestors. Our time on earth is like a passing shadow, and we cannot stop it. [1 Chronicles 29:13-15 (ERV)]

These were David’s words when all of the millions of dollars’ worth of gifts were assembled for the building of the Temple. He began by thanking the Lord for the privilege of giving! Let his words remind us that we are simply renters here on earth and everything we have is on loan from God. It’s His, not ours, and we certainly can’t take it with us when we die, which is why, as was recently pointed out to me at church, we’ve never seen a hearse pulling a U-Haul.

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May 22, 2013

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Thanks & Praise, Today: Make it Count

OLD AGE IS A PRIVILEGE DENIED TO MANY

This is the reason we do not give up. Our human body is wearing out. But our spirits are getting stronger every day. [2 Corinthians 4:6 (NLV)]

Lord, as appreciative as we are for the time you’ve given us, it a little difficult to accept the deterioration of our bodies as the years progress. Keep us from allowing stiff joints and lagging energy to dampen our enthusiasm for life. Let our spirits be renewed by your power every day. We are truly thankful for each day with which we are blessed.

If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should not grow old. [James A. Garfield]

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May 14, 2013

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God's Promises, Nature, Thanks & Praise

SEE HOW THEY GROW

2013-5-14Look at the wildflowers in the field. See how they grow. They don’t work or make clothes for themselves. But I tell you that even Solomon, the great and rich king, was not dressed as beautifully as one of these flowers. If God makes what grows in the field so beautiful, what do you think he will do for you? It’s just grass—one day it’s alive, and the next day someone throws it into a fire. But God cares enough to make it beautiful. Surely he will do much more for you. Your faith is so small! [Matthew 6:28b-30 (ERV)]

May spring’s abundance of wildflowers remind us of your generosity, O Lord. You not only provide us with all that we need, but you do so with an unparalleled richness, splendor and glory.

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May 12, 2013

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Family, Friends & Fellowship, Holidays & Holy Days, Thanks & Praise

ON THIS MOTHER’S DAY (2013)

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Grace and beauty can fool you, but a woman who respects the Lord should be praised. Give her the reward she deserves. Praise her in public for what she has done. [Proverbs 31: 30-31 (ERV)]

Lord, we offer thanks today, not just for our mothers, but for all the women who have been positive influences in our lives: grandmothers and mothers-in-law; daughters and daughters-in-law; sisters, cousins, aunts and nieces; teachers, doctors and nurses; business associates and mentors; friends and neighbors. Thank you for these women who loved us when we were unlovable, believed in us even when we didn’t believe in ourselves, gave us confidence when we doubted, encouraged us to learn and grow, respected us enough to let us walk our own paths, showed us how to conduct ourselves by their example, kept us accountable for our behavior, and never gave up praying for us and our happiness. Thank you.

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May 6, 2013

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God's Grace & Love, Knowing Him, Thanks & Praise

AREN’T WE LUCKY?

But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. [Psalm 86:15 (NIV)]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. [Ephesians 3:18 (NLT)]

 

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April 29, 2013

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God's Grace & Love, Joy, Thanks & Praise

A REASON TO GIVE THANKS

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. [1 Chronicles 16:34 (NLT)]

Have you ever noticed how thanksgiving and joy seem to go hand in hand? It’s difficult to express gratitude for God’s blessings and still have a heart heavy with sorrow or disappointment. Perhaps it’s not so much that God wants thanks from us, rather it is the joy that comes from a thankful heart that He wants for us.