E-Book PDF: Open in New Window | Download Subscribe: RSS
“Thankful” By Kirk Hunt
I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord.
Psalms 116:17 NKJV
I approached the Western Wall, considering the place holy, if not by God’s true presence, then by the thousands of sincere prayers offered there. As I drew close, I could see that every crack and crevice in the stone was filled with prayer notes. I was thankful that my requests would go to God there.
I was, frankly, taken aback. My heart, mind and mouth could not form a request. The Holy Spirit stopped up my request maker. In its place, He unleashed my thanks giver. “Quit begging. Start thanking.”
So there I was, a lone goyim at the Wall, my heart crying out to God. The tears were of joy. I gave myself over to the thankfulness and gratitude that spilled out to my God. After all, He has been good to me in the past, is good to me in the present and will be good to me in the future.
Not that all of my days have been easy and bountiful. Still, even on the toughest days, He has been exceedingly good to me. Since I have already received so much from Him, my only reasonable response is to be grateful and thankful.
I am reminded that I should thank more and ask less. I am blessed by the sincere gratitude of my own sons. I owe God my gratitude, and I intend to pay what I owe.
Think: I should be thankful for all God has done, is doing and will do for me.
Pray: “Thank you, Lord.”
Copyright © November 2014, Kirk Hunt
This devotional is a ministry of https://devotionals.cadremenpress.com.
