Hosanna Restoration Church

I awoke this morning with such a sense of thankfulness to God. Now I know that I should be thankful everyday, and truly I am. But there are days that just make you more aware of how blessed you are than others and this is one of them for me. For one, it is Fathers day, and God is the greatest Father of all. I am also thankful that I have been blessed to be the father of five wonderful children. The truth is, these thoughts all came as result of being thankful for something else.

You see, our town has an annual celebration, and for many years I was a big celebrater, if you know what I mean. Well, when I awoke this morning I was very aware of how good I felt. I was also aware of the fact that this was number seventeen on the list of these celebrations that I had felt this good, and that I remembered every minute of the weekend. All I could do was say, “thank you Lord.”

This made me think of all the great things that God has done for me and given me over these years. I am so grateful for my salvation and the promise of eternal life, and I never will cease to thank Him. But I have to admit that I really look forward all the great promises for this life as well. In fact, each time I experience some new blessing I am more grateful for the original blessing, and I just keep wanting more of and from the Lord.

I know that there are some to who take exception to that sort of thinking and I am sorry if I offend anyone with it. Some people seem to look at salvation as though it is a gift that God gives us, and then for the rest of our lives He does everything He can to trip us up so we will not get it. It would be sort of like telling your child that you set up a trust for them with twenty million dollars in it, but then you make it all but impossible for them to receive it by adding stipulations and changing things all the time. On top of that you do everything you can to make them miserable and want to leave the family.

Why is it so hard for people to see God as one who makes promises and keeps them. Why is it so hard to believe that He is a good Father and that His only desire is to do good for His children. Why is it so hard to believe that the who created us, who gave us free will, who gave His son as the price of our adoption, would not want to take very good care of such precious children.

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good and His mercy endures forever. Heaven is waiting and life is now and forever in Christ. He said that He came that we might have life. I can say that I have experienced such life for the last seventeen years that can hardly imagine how He is going to make it better. I just know He will and I will love every minute of it. I know there will be trials in this world, but He has already overcome them. This is such a great day. It is a day the Lord has made and I pray you are enjoying it. I can just barely contain myself at this point just thinking of how good God is.