“Rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith as you have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.”
I want to use the letters in the word “thanks” to show some things for which we should give thanks to God. T – Truth – In John 8:32 Jesus said: “And you shall know the truth and the truth will make you free.” Jesus said about Himself in John 14:6: “I am the way the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, but by me.” Let’s be thankful that through Jesus Christ, we can be saved and made free. Our salvation is built on the foundation the truth of God in Jesus Christ. H – Hope – Life can seem hopeless at times, but when we lean upon the Lord we know that life is never hopeless. He is the God of all hope. Joel 3:16 illustrates the truth of this: “The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem: and the heavens and earth shall shake: But the Lord will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel.” A – Almighty – Our Lord is all powerful. There are many things that He will not do, but there is nothing that He cannot do. Throughout the Bible, we see God’s power at work for the benefit of His people. Even in the seeming defeat of the cross, we see His power at work on our behalf. N – New life – One of the main themes of the Bible is that because of the love that the Lord has for us, we can have newness of life. “Therefore, we are buried with Him by baptism unto death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:14 K – Knowledge – The greatest statement of God’s knowledge is in Habakkuk 2:14: “For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” As the Lord is all-powerful, He is also all-knowing. He knows the beginning and the end, a He knows everything in between. S – Surety – We can always be sure that God is all-knowing, that He all-powerful and that above He is all-loving. We can be sure that God wants the best for us and wants us to want the best for ourselves and for the people in our lives. We can be sure that even His discipline will for our best. I trust that this acronym spoke to your heart and assured you that you need to give thanks to God today. Amen Bro. Joe
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