GRATITUDE FOR BEING GOD’S CHILDREN
November 11, 2026So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. Romans 8:15-16 (NLT) Have you ever thought of what an honor it is to be a child of God? We call Jesus “Lord” which He is (Philippians 2:9-11), but at the same time we are adopted by God the Father. Charles Swindoll explains this concept well: God purchased us. The payment was His Son’s death.…
GRATITUDE FOR THE RESULTS OF SUFFERING
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hopeG1680. And hopeG1680 does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the…
GRATITUDE FOR PEACE WITH GOD
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of…
GRATITUDE FOR THE GRACE GEMS OF REDEMPTION AND JUSTIFICATION
And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His graceG5485 through the…
GRATITUDE FOR GRACE UPON GRACE
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This…
GRATITUDE FOR ALL GOD’S BENEFITS
BlessH1288 the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. . . Psalm 103:1-2 (ESV) What does it mean to “bless the…
GRATITUDE TO GOD FOR THE HARVEST
Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You. The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. Psalm 67:5-7 Psalm…
GRATITUDE FOR GOD’S BLESSINGS
May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah, that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all…
GRATITUDE FOR STRENGTH AND PEACE FROM THE LORD
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness. . . The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peaceH7965. Psalm 29:2, 11 Psalm 29 describes the…
GRATITUDE FOR GOD’S GRACIOUS GAZE
‘May the LORD bless you and keep you; may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’ Numbers 6:24-26 We wanted…
GRATITUDE FOR GOD’S PROMISE TO EVE
Jesus did not just appear on the scene when He was born in Bethlehem. In fact, Jesus created the earth and all that is in it! Colossians 1:13-15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over…