GRATEFUL

GRATEFUL(a reminder)

To be acceptable, to have a sweet fragance towards God and man is to have a heart of gratitude. There is nothing disgusting and repulsive like an ungrateful heart.

Daniel 6:10
 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.

I see Daniel as a role model, this was a promising young boy who had been captured from his home town and country and enslaved. Most likely he was castrated. Since he was to work as an eunuch.
Yet his custom three times a day was to give God thanks.

Pride, Self consciousness, greed, ignorance and foolish are the reasons for ungratefulness.

We show the same to our fellow humans, there is actually nothing too small to give thanks for, ask yourself. What does the giver really owe me?

The bible said 10 lepers were healed by Jesus but only one, who was a foreigner thought it necessary to return to say thank you.

Luke 17:12 - 13
Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off.
And they lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"

Luke 17:18
 So Jesus answered and said, "Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

The bible says that once you have clothing and food be content.

1Timothy 6:8
 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.

Don't make the greed and desire for
more things take away the gratitude for the ones you have already received.

Let us look back to all those who have been nice and good to us, a little show of appreciation will mean a lot.

They didn't owe you anything, they could possibly not have been there for you at that time or refused to show that love.

Then to God who has made you go through the years successfully let your early morning chant like Daniel be

"Thank you Lord"

Thank God for
* life
* goodhealth
* the Holy Spirit
* every functional organ
* salvation
* family
* money you have
* friends
* enemies
* work and job
* safe journey
* challenges
* knowledge and wisdom
* opportunities
* your employers
* your employees
* clients
* the grace to increase in knowledge of Him
* and for things you are expecting.

Psalms 92:1
 It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

Psalms 18:49
 Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.

Thank you my friends. For reading and letting this write-ups bless you.

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I thank God for you, yes YOU!

God bless you.

"In everything always give thanks"

Love
@the watcher