Tuesday, November 3, 2009

THE GRACE OF GRATITUDE

Acts 2:46-47 - The saints in the infant church "received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God."

How often do we receive our food like that? How often are we glad and praising God for our heartbeat, for our breath, for water? If God inhabits the praises of His people, is He inhabiting your life? How should we live out "rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus"?

As I was reflecting on this, I recalled every time that Jesus broke bread, he thanked God the Father first. When we pray thankfully before we eat, we are following Jesus.

I never want to take God's goodness for granted. I never want to assume that I deserve anything. It is all a gift by His grace and He deserves the praise!


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