“Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving…” This is the time of year that we concentrate on giving thanks, especially thanks to God. I want to do an acrostic that should help us remember to “sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving.” T- Think – We are guided by our thoughts. If we want to really remember to thank God, we need to stop and think about the importance of remembering to thank Him, not at just this time of year. We often miss the blessings that God has to offer, because we are not thankful about the many blessings He brings into our lives. Stop and think and remember to thank God for His blessings. H- Hear- When God speaks to our hearts in His “still small voice,” we need to listen to what our hearts are trying to say to us, for this is where God speaks to us. Most, if not all, of my victorious decisions have been because I heard what God was saying to my heart. That includes the decision to surrender to the ministry in 1959. God is speaking to your heart, hear Him. A – Anchor- Anchor your heart and mind on Jesus, and decide that nothing can move you away from your commitment to Him. Satan is always trying to sidetrack us and keep us from anchoring our hearts and minds on Jesus. We will anchor or hearts and minds to something, and we need to start with Jesus and stay at it in all of life’s twists and turns. N – Near – We need to draw near to Jesus. James 4:8 promises us that if we will “draw near to God…He will draw near to you…” In Hebrews 10:22, we are reminded to: “let us draw near to God with a true heart in full assurance of faith.” That is where real spiritual victory begins. How close are you to Jesus in your daily life? The next letter will give us an idea of how we can live close to Jesus: K – Kneel – We will draw near to Jesus if we take time each day to pray. If it is not possible to kneel in prayer on your knees, kneel in your heart and mind to talk to Jesus. You can be assured that He will be listening to you and that He will give you an answer that will bring victory into your life. The old hymn reminds us: “Oh what peace we often forfeit, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.” A Christian should not make a decision about his, or her, life without consulting the Master for directions. S – Serve – We need to remember that when we are saved, we become servants of God. I’m not telling you that you need to become a preacher, but that you remember that you are His servant in the course of you daily life. You are serving the Lord, for example, if you visit a lonely person in a nursing home. Serving the Lord is not “rocket science.” Just react to people as you think that Jesus would. I have to remind myself of this an awful lot of times, just as you probably would, because some people do not make it easy. These six things should remind us to be thankful. Read it and think about it! Selah And have a happy Thanksgiving! Bro. Joe
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