~ “The Prince of Preachers” Reminds Us… ~
“The offering
of the heart is better than the gift from the purse. The praise and
thanksgiving that come out of the very soul, these God will accept.”
—Charles
Spurgeon, (commentary on Psalm 50)
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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~ Are You Grateful? ~
Something To Carefully Ponder ~
“You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.'
“You make a mistake.
“If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.”
—Charles Haddon Spurgeon, “The Prince of Preachers”
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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~ Are You Part of the 90%? ~
Historical Account ~ Ten men received divine miracles. Each was given a great opportunity for extreme gratitude but sadly only one of the ten gave public thanks.
Scripture ~ “Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’
“So when He saw them, He said to them, ‘Go, show yourselves to the priests.’ And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
“So Jesus answered and said, ‘Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?’ And He said to him, ‘Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well” (Luke 17:11-19).
Questions ~ Are you quick to ask for God’s help and equally quick to forget His blessings to you when He answers your prayers? How Often Do You Thank God?
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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~ Have You Truly Given Thanks? ~
Today should be a day of EXTRA gratefulness and thanksgiving. Consider the opposite – the lack of true thanksgiving:
Old Testament ~ “God can’t stand pious poses, but He delights in genuine prayers” (Proverbs 15:8, msg).
New Testament ~ “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man — and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things” (Romans 1:18-23).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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