Notes of Faith March 27, 2025

Reasons to Be Thankful

In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Some Christian denominations refer to the Lord’s Supper (Communion) as the Eucharist. Eucharist is translated as “give thanks,” being derived from a compound Greek word meaning “freely given”—a reference to Christ symbolically giving His disciples His body and blood (bread and wine) at the Last Supper (Matthew 26:26-29). The memorial celebration of His sacrificial offering of Himself became known as the Eucharist—a giving of thanks for Christ’s gift of Himself to us.

Later, the apostle Paul would write, “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:32) We have the greatest reason possible to be thankful to God for His gift of salvation in Christ. Since He has already given us the most important thing in life, we can surely thank Him for everything else He has provided as well: life, health, safety, provisions, family, and so much more. We can even thank Him for the difficulties of life since He has already given us life.

Look around today and be reminded of all the reasons you have to be thankful to God—and give Him thanks!

Eph 5:20

20 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, always give thanks for everything to God the Father.

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God’s giving deserves our thanksgiving.

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It is all to easy to accept good things from God without giving Him thanks but when any sort of discomfort, trial, temptation, pain or suffering comes, we cry out to God as if He is the source of our lack of joy and satisfaction. More likely, our life decisions have brought about our circumstances and/or Satan has been given opportunity to test our resolve and faith. Let’s stop and give thanks to God now for life and breath and family and friends and ability to do ANYTHING today. What a great God we serve. May we give thanks always and at all times. God is good!

Pastor Dale