"Give Thanks In EVERYTHING, For This Is GOD'S Will For You In CHRIST JESUS."

The Christliest life
(J.R. Miller, "Christian Essentials")

"Give thanks in everything, for this is
GOD'S will for you in CHRIST JESUS."
1 Thessalonians 5:18

Thanksgiving should never be lacking in
a Christian life. It is not enough to observe
one day in the year for 'Thanksgiving'
although that is a beautiful thing to do.

Nor is it enough to put a sentence
of thanksgiving into our daily prayers,
although that, also, is proper. 

It is the grateful spirit which pleases GOD,
the spirit that is always full of praise.
There should be a note of thanksgiving 
running through all our life.

Too many of us go to GOD only with
requests, with our burdens, our worries,
our troubles; while we but rarely go
to HIM with any word of thanks. 

We are not to be thankful only

for the pleasant and agreeable

things that come into our days--

we are to be thankful, too, for the things

that appear to us to be adversities.

"Give thanks in everything."

That means . . .

  in the sad days, as well as in the glad days,

  when clouds are in the sky, as well as

when the sunshine is pouring everywhere. 

It is said here that this is the will of GOD
for us. The Christliest life--
is the one that is always keyed to
the note of praise and thanksgiving.

  
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GraceGems has published John Newton's very uplifting short article, 
"The Present and Future Rest of True Believers!"