Meditate on God’s Word…and pray, like Jesus did.
At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and
he said, "O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these
things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them
to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way."
Luke 10:21
A thankful prayer from our Lord Jesus to our Heavenly Father. Giving
thanks is not only respectful, it is just the right thing to do. Give thanks
with a grateful heart. Many people are feeling as David did when he wrote in
Psalm 42. Their hearts are breaking as they cannot attend church with their
friends in the church building. But the church is not the building…it is the
people who love the Lord and serve Him.
My heart is breaking as I
remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a
great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid
the sound of a great celebration! Psalm 42:4
Give thanks to the LORD and
proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. Psalm
105:1 NLT
Devote yourselves to prayer
with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Colossians 4:2
So—that is what we must do. Like Jesus…we should give thanks no
matter where we worship…home or a church building. Like Jesus…be filled with
the joy of the Holy Spirit and give thanks to our Heavenly Father what He has
done. It is interesting that the Amplified translation notes that this focus
scripture is related to salvation.
In that very hour He was overjoyed and rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and He said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord
of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things [relating to
salvation] from the [a]wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to infants [the
childlike and untaught]. Yes, Father, for this way was [Your gracious will and choice, and was] well-pleasing in Your sight.
Luke 10:21 AMP
Prayer ~ For those reading
this blog today...I pray that God, the
source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust
in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the
Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
Verse of Salvation ~ As for
us, we can't help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the
Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first to
experience salvation—a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you
holy and through your belief in the truth. 2 Thessalonians 2:13
Are you among the chosen? I’m thankful that
God chose you…and you chose to accept His gift of salvation!
© 2020 Text, photos and paintings by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale
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