All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. (2 Corinthians 4:15,16)
Thoughts: Grace is reaching more and more people and that should well up inside of us thanksgiving. When the Church is growing and bearing fruit, we should be thankful to God. Scripture says that (Lk. 15:10) that the angels rejoice over one sinner who comes to God in repentance. When God is at work changing the hearts of people and drawing people to Himself, then we should give thanks. When family members come to God in humility and faith, when friends turn their lives away from selfishness toward love for God and neighbor- then we should all be thankful.
Prayer: Lord, may your grace be at work again in my life and the lives of those around me and my country- drawing more and more to you.
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