It is God’s desire to bless us. He blesses that which is good in his knowledge and his love for us. The Pastor reminded us this past Sunday morning that “He’s [God] Got The Whole World In His Hands,” and I think sometimes we forget that. The question is often asked “Why do bad things happen to good people?” God has a bigger plan than we can see and he can see the whole picture.
We are given a purpose in life, a mission if you will, whether it be praying for our neighbor or family member or being a missionary in another country. Each requires determination and dedication to the position we’ve been given. As we serve Him with a grateful heart, blessings seem to flow.
But then Satan has a temper tantrum and does everything in his power to turn our world upside down. God never promised an easy road. We live in a world where evil principalities do their best to create doubt, cause pain, break hearts, and tempt us with seemingly unsurmountable opposition.
Yet God is faithful. This is a unique blessing of God, which sometimes we take for granted. Yet on the flip side of this, we sometimes think of God as a “vending machine.” That may sound odd, but we ask God for “things” we want and then when we are blessed, forget to even say thank you!
How can God bless that which is not good? Our country is changing dramatically not only by decades, not even by years or months, but by the day. How can we even expect him to bless the propagating of witchcraft and sorcery, when he explicitly forbids it? How can he bless pornography and its industry when he proclaims that to be immoral and wrong? How can he bless those lifestyles that go directly against the man woman relationship he created?
We ask as a country to “God bless America.” God loves this country and has blessed it greatly. Can we expect continued blessings when our citizens choose to go the direction opposite of God? It is up to us as Christian believers, to spread God’s word and His truths throughout the world, our nation, our cities and our communities.
Yet, even as we fulfill our responsibility as Believers to share the Good News, we need to recognize the end is near. The day is coming when Christ will return to claim His own. We will reap the extraordinary blessings of following a Risen Savior.
Have a blessed and thankful Thanksgiving everyone. Remember all our gifts come from God. I am thankful for you. That you would take time to read my thoughts, is humbling. I have much to be thankful for….and I suspect you do, as well.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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