Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
… with thanksgiving…
Summary: Thankfulness is a key ingredient to prayer.
Since it is Thanksgiving Day, let’s take a leap back to verse six and fill in a spot we glossed over earlier.
Continue reading “Philippians 4:6b(2) – Happy Thanksgiving!”
… but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Summary: In this passage, it sounds like Paul is saying the same thing twice when he writes, “by prayer and petition.” As it turns out, there is a world of difference between the English version and the Greek.
Have you ever wondered how to pray?
In this passage, Paul gives us a short primer on the topic. In one sense, it is really quite simple; no matter where you are or what you are doing, pray. When you pray, be thankful. Always present your requests to God.
Continue reading “Philippians 4:6b – A Place of Prayer”
… giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Summary: Giving thanks can be something we do to be polite, but with God, lip service doesn’t count. Thankfulness needs to come from the heart.
When do you give thanks to God? Is it often or just now and then?
Do you know what Paul means by giving thanks to the Father through Jesus?
Continue reading “Colossians 3:17b – Giving Thanks”Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
Summary: Happy Thanksgiving!
As we enjoy this Thanksgiving holiday, it is good to take a moment and consider, not only what we have to be thankful for, but who we need to be thankful to. It is all well and good to feel that “I’ve got mine,” but true thankfulness requires that we thank someone.
Pity the poor atheists at Thanksgiving. They might be thankful for life, but they have no one to be grateful to for such a great gift.
Continue reading “Psalm 107:1 – Happy Thanksgiving!”Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Summary: Giving thanks can lead to celebrating, and celebrations can lead to too much food. Too much food leads to napping, and naps lead to taking a short break from Ephesians.
Continue reading “1 Chronicles 16:34 – Tripping on Tryptophan”Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Summary: This time of year is a great time to re-calibrate what we are thankful for.
Continue reading “1 Chronicles 16:34 – Happy Thanksgiving!”… but rather thanksgiving.
Summary: Paul has a simple instruction for us, when we talk, we should speak words of thanksgiving. Finding something to be thankful for can be a challenge. Fortunately, when we step back and take a look at the big picture, our reasons to be thankful become clear.
Continue reading “Ephesians 5:4b – Worse Than Death”Give us today our daily bread.
Summary: Today, in honor of Thanksgiving, we jump ahead in the Lord’s Prayer to visit “our daily bread.”
Continue reading “Matthew 6:11 – Happy Thanksgiving!”
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
Summary: Happy Thanksgiving! I hope and pray that your day today is blessed beyond all reasonable measure.
Continue reading “Psalm 100:4 — Happy Thanksgiving!”