And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Colossians 3:15 KJV
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and at this time of the year we all seem to be able to find all kinds of things to be thankful for, but as children of God we should be thankful every day of our lives. Knowing Christ as our savior should bring the "Peace of God" into our hearts and this is enough to be thankful for throughout eternity. Just saying we are thankful is not enough. We should show God that we are thankful by the lives that we live. Our lives should be an open invitation for others to see Jesus Christ and want to know him. It shames me when I hear a sinner say, if that person is going to heaven then I will be right behind them, when "that person" is supposed to be a child of God. Sinners need to understand that you can't pattern yourself after mankind that a true Christian will pattern their life after Jesus Christ. I encourage you today to not look at those that would cause you to say such things, but rather to look to Jesus and come to know him. To know him is to love him and to love him is to want to be like him. We are a spiritual being living in flesh and blood body and those two things war against each other. The flesh is weak and people fail God everyday and make mistakes but we don't know how often they are on their knees crying out to God for forgiveness. We can be thankful that we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ standing in the gap for us, pleading our case. Let us not judge one another by what our eyes see, but let us love and pray for one another that if we sin, we seek God's forgiveness. The devil is a liar and if I listened to him telling me that if that one goes to heaven you will be right behind them, then I would likely find myself in a devil's hell. I choose rather to look at my brothers and sisters in Christ and if I see them stumble, I will pray for them to be able to stand back up, never to falter, never to fail. I am thankful today that God has given me love in my heart and allowed me to know his peace, a peace that is beyond all understanding. I have so much to thank him for...
