“Why Give Thanks?”

 “Why Give Thanks?”

 

May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints inheritance in the light.  He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.    Colossians 1:11-14

 

This time of year, many begin to think about all the BLESSINGS they have received. There are some, who may not think of the things, they have received as BLESSINGS, they may look at them as GOOD LUCK.  But for the TRUE BELIEVER, the Apostle Paul has given us the BEST REASONS to be THANKFUL to our HEAVENLY FATHER.

 

God gives us STRENGTH and POWER, to live in this world, with ALL its TROUBLES, WICKEDNESS and CORRUPTION that prevails.  Through PRAYER and the STUDY of His Word, we can survive with ALL ENDURANCE and PATIENCE.  And we can do this with JOY and THANKSGIVING.  Because we KNOW that He has given us the right to share in the INHERITANCE of the Saints in His Kingdom of LIGHT.  HE has RESCUED us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of His BELOVED Son, JESUS CHRIST, in whom we have REDEMPTION, the FORGIVENESS of ALL our SINS.  Which means, that we have ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS, and can ESCAPE an ETERNAL LIFE in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  And that is WHY we GIVE THANKS, to the ALMIGHTY GOD.  Are you able to give Him THANKS for the same reasons?

 

If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, then you cannot offer THANKS to Him for an ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, because that’s NOT where you are HEADED.  In order to have ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN and to ESCAPE an ETERNAL LIFE in HELL, you MUST FIRST ADMIT that you are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS. Then you MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and be RESCUED from HELL, the domain of darkness, and RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, the Kingdom of Light.  And be able to offer up your THANKSGIVING to GOD, with JOY UNSPEAKABLE and FULL of GLORY!!  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!