(The old Couch Potato is on vacation in Nashville, Tenn., visiting with my Grandson Chad and His wife Erika. Have a happy Thanksgiving, and I will be back on with a new article next Friday.)
“But thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ…” Our text reminds us that we need to be thankful for all that Jesus has done for us. Following are some things that I thought of that we should thank God during this season of Thanksgiving, and all other times. We need to be thankful about the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus spoke to his death in John 10:17-18: “Therefore, doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of the Father.” Jesus voluntarily laid down His life on the cross as the substitute for us. He took our sins upon Himself on the cross, and He took the wrath that should be ours upon Himself. When we trust Him as Savior, this is true for us. We should be thankful for it. We need to be thankful about the empty tomb. Jesus said about His death that he laid down His life “that I might take it again.” Further He said: “I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.” Three days after Jesus died, He arose from the grave. We have not accepted a dead Jesus, nor do we serve a dead savior. He is alive! Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:19: “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.” No truer words were never written. The old hymn reminds us: “He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today. He walks with me and talks with along the narrow way….You ask me how I know He lives, He lives within my heart.” He either is, or can be, alive in your life. We need to be thankful about the mercy of Jesus. The point is that Jesus did not have to do all of this for us. He died and rose for us because of His mercy. He knew that every person is subject to God’s wrath. The Bible reminds us that “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Out of His love and mercy for us, Christ gave Himself in order for us to be saved from our sins. Romans 8:34 reminds us of this: “Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us…” His mercy is for you! We need to be thankful for the leadership that Jesus has given us through the leadership of the Holy Spirit. John 16:12-13: “I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot not bear them now. 13. Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth…” The leadership of the Holy Spirit is available to all who have faith in Jesus Christ. Be thankful for it, or claim it! I think you will agree that these are four things for which we should be eternally thankful. Bro. Joe
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