Foreword
Foreword
A thankful heart is a blessed heart. Not everyone is able to give thanks. If someone has a heart of gratitude, that person is already in a state of blessing. How thankful we should be! Such a heart can only be given by God, and only through Him can it be expressed. It is not something we can create ourselves.
People live their lives weary with complaints, dissatisfaction, and resentment in their hearts. Whenever they open their mouths, they do not speak of goodness, but of darkness. The sun has risen, but they talk as though it is hidden by clouds; or the moon has risen, but it too is covered by clouds. This is a truly frightening world. Try to have a conversation. Words of contentment and gratitude do not come out.
It is indeed a great blessing to live with a heart of gratitude, realizing how abundantly God is blessing us. I pray in the name of the Lord that you become people who continually give thanks before God.
Six months of this year have already passed, and we are now entering the seventh month. Let us realize that God has given us much for which to be thankful throughout this year. And since we still have another six months to live in this year, let us not complain or grumble. Instead, let us recognize that gratitude is part of who we are; gratitude is the fruit of salvation, the fruit of faith, and something that brings immeasurable blessings into our lives. May you become believers who live with thanksgiving, receiving the blessing of abundance in every area of life, overcoming sin, and glorifying God. And until the day you enter His kingdom, may your basket be filled to overflowing with the fruits of salvation and faith, gathered through a life of gratitude and offered to God. I pray in the name of the Lord that such a history may be written in your life, and that your life may be filled with a sweet fragrance before Him.
“Thanksgiving in Observing the Feast of Weeks” (Exod 23:14-17; Deut 26:1-11; 1 Chr 16:34-36)
July 4, 2004 | Sunday Service Rev. Abraham Park
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