[Faith-talk] FW: [thefamilyoffaith] Fwd: intouch crosswalk devotional for tuesday 24 nov.2009

[Eric Calhoun]

Original Message: 
From: Donna Kiser <kiserdonna5 at gmail.com>
To: thefamilyoffaith at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [thefamilyoffaith] Fwd: intouch crosswalk devotional for tuesday
24 nov.2009
Date: 
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:26 -0500

 November 24
It Is Good to Give Thanks to God
Psalm 92

Throughout the Psalms, we are reminded and even commanded to give thanks
to
the Lord. Thanksgiving Day should never become a substitute for the daily
expression of gratitude to God for all that He has done.

Because our culture is largely characterized by ingratitude, we need to
work
at developing a grateful heart. Even in prayer, we can become
self-centered
and drift from one petition to another without a word of praise to God.
Giving thanks refocuses our attention onto the Lord as we remember His
love
and faithfulness and praise Him for who He is and what He has done.

Thanksgiving refreshes our souls as we spend time with God, concentrating
on
His goodness and grace. Anxiety is replaced with peace, and despondency
with
joy. If you wake up each morning and thank the Lord for deliverance from
the
power of sin, provision for all your needs, and guidance for the day
ahead,
what is left to cause worry or discouragement?

Gratitude to God for His faithfulness in the past increases faith and
strengthens trust in Him for the future. Remember how He carried you in
times of pain, helped you in periods of weakness, and supplied all your
needs. You can trust Him with whatever lies ahead.

To establish a habit of thanksgiving, recall God's lovingkindness in the
morning, and recount His faithfulness at night. Thank Him for
blessings-and
also for the deep work He is doing in you through difficulties. As you
start
to see situations from His perspective, your gratitude and trust will
grow.

Extra: On Thanksgiving

"You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my
sackcloth and girded me with gladness, that my soul may sing praise to You
and not be silent O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever" (Ps.
30:11-12).

 "Then you will say on that day, 'I will give thanks to You, O Lord; for
although You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You
comfort
me'" (Isa. 12:1).

"And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave
it
to them, saying, 'This is My body which is given for you; do this in
remembrance of Me'"(Luke 22:19).

"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!" (2 Cor. 9:15).

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication
with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God" (Phil. 4:6).

"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in
him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were
taught, and overflowing with thankfulness" (Col. 2:6-7 niv).

"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were
called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ richly dwell
within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with
psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts
to
God" (Col. 3:15-16).

Donna
Moderator


 



-- 
For He shall give His angels charge over you to keep you in all your
ways.
Ps 91:11