One final thought this week on that wondrous name of Jesus. Thanksgiving.
We have entered the final three months of the year. It is a time when we are refreshed with thoughts of thanksgiving. We are reminded in the Scriptures that our thanksgiving is offered in “the name of Jesus.”
“Giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” [Ephesians 5:20]
I am always amazed when I am reminded to be thankful … I am amazed that I could forget all the things God has done for me. But I do forget. The world gets loud. My infirmities of body, soul and mind push to the front. Circumstances, griefs, discouragement, and hordes of other things want my attention. Then suddenly, I read a reminder in God’s Word or feel the Holy Spirit’s whispering “be thankful,” and I am amazed I could have forgotten to be so once again.
When we stand in thanksgiving before God in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, not only do we honor and glorify our God, we testify to the world about the blessings of God. We remind the world that we stand with God in everything, no matter the circumstances or trials, no matter the successes or failures. We are one with our Father because Christ Jesus has made the way for us to be one with Him.
I am so blessed. Father God wanted me. Me! Father God found me. Father God saved me. Father God adopted me into His family and made me a “Child of the Living God!” Father God sent His Only Son so I might have life and that more abundantly. How can I forget so often to thank Him?
Thank you, Holy Spirit, for your gentle reminders of all I have, all we have, because of Christ Jesus. May I always remember to be thankful. Amen.
