Living under the Mercy (Mer-Sea)
Ps 118:24 This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Ps 92:1,2 It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, 1 Chr. 23:30 They were also to…
This is the only posthumous thank you note I am writing this year for obvious reasons; you can’t actually tell someone “thank you” after they are dead, so bless them while you have the opportunity. Having said that, I can’t help but thank the man who shared my life for over 30 years and in…
Luke 17:11-19 There are so many lessons about gratitude in Scripture that together make a stone of remembrance. I find the account of the 10 lepers to be so typical of most people today. We ask God for help all the time. We shout in our pain and in the worst of circumstances for his…
This gratitude Stone comes from the words of Christina M in Ears to Hear.: Eph. 2:7-9 … in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is…
Col. 3:17 Do it all in His name with a grateful heart. Three times in three verses (vv. 15, 16, 17) Paul asks us to give thanks….through HIM. The gift is not as important as the Giver. Thanksgiving is a true love response to someone who loves us. God can provide anything for us. He…
Growing up I learned through the ritual at mealtimes to give thanks for the food. We would hold hands and often we sang our grace. The point was to thank God for the food; saying thanks before a meal is a deeply biblical and historical practice. In the Old Testament Jethro thanked God before sitting…
Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (Eph. 5:20) This passage in Ephesians is more powerful than the verse in Thessalonians. We are to give thanks always for all things. When the doctor comes and tells you that your husband has terminal cancer, it is…
1 Thess 5:18 Give thanks in everything! This Ebenezer is not always practiced, but I am working on it. I often find myself ungrateful for some of the hassles and losses in my life. I don’t want to say thank you when I feel there is an injustice or when I suffer. And yet, I…
Ps 116:12 What shall I return to the Lord for all His goodness/benefits to me? The question of the verse is a very profound one. The Lord has given so much grace upon grace and the depths of his mercy cannot be plumbed. The psalmist lists several things as his response, but the point of…
Dear Connor, I am writing old-school thank you notes this year as a means to raise my gratitude quotient. I want to say thank you for loving Jesus well. I prayed for my future son-in-law’s relationship with God and I am so glad He answered with someone who pursues after righteousness wholeheartedly. I am grateful…