"Overflowing with Thankfulness"

 

“Overflowing with Thankfulness”

 

And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow Him.   Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him.  Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.                 Colossians 2:6-7

 

There are MANY things for us to be THANKFUL for, and for the TRUE BELIEVER, the FIRST and MOST IMPORTANT THING is having a TRUE, RIGHTEOUS RELATIONSHIP with God and His Son the Lord Jesus Christ, the ONE and ONLY ONE who can provide that RELATIONSHIP for the TRUE BELIEVER.  He came from ALL the GLORIES of HEAVEN, to live a life of SCORN, RIDICULE, PERSECUTION, REJECTION and a SHAMELESS DEATH on the Cross of Calvary. But DEATH and the GRAVE could NOT HOLD, Him. Within three days He was RISEN from DEATH and the grave, and WALKING and TALKING to His Beloved Disciples. The ONE who GAVE His OWN LIFE to SAVE MINE and YOURS from an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, after you are there.  He GAVE, and ALL we have to do is to RECEIVE this PRECIOUS GIFT of SALVATION. 

 

The Apostle Paul gives us GUIDANCE as to what we should do, in order to enjoy a life that is PLEASING and ACCEPTABLE to the ALMIGHTY GOD.  He tells us that we should be ROOTED and BUILT UP in Christ Jesus. Just like a plant that has a STRONG ROOT system, which GROWS DEEP, and is STRONG and STEADFAST, and will PRODUCE a STRONG, HEALTHY PLANT.  When the TRUE BELIEVER does this, they will grow STRONG in their FAITH, and in the TRUTH that they are TAUGHT from the HOLY WORD of GOD.  And they will have the ASSURANCE of an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  This is what SHOULD cause the HEART of EVERY TRUE BELIEVER to OVERFLOW with THANKFULNESS.  This is our PERMANENT, SPIRITUAL, PROMISE of an ETERNAL HOME with FATHER GOD and His SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  Are you READY?

 

However, if you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, then your ETERNAL DESTINY is an ETERNITY in HELL.  And there is NO WAY OUT, once you are there, it’s FOREVER torment and despair.  God, out of His ABUNDANT MERCY and AMAZING GRACE, has PROVIDED a WAY for you to CHANGE that DESTINY.  You MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY from your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  And BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is NOW ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and let your HEART OVERFLOW with THANKFULNESS, ALL the TIME.  So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting, and COMING SOON!!!