Thankful

What are you thankful for today?

Sometimes as we look in the mirror, listen to ourselves in conversations, and reflect on human nature as a whole we realize what depthless unappreciative little beings we can be. But tonight as I sit down at this laptop I want to challenge everyone who reads this to lay every care down for just a minute and bask in the wonderment of what God has done for all of us. No matter what you may be facing right now and I know some are facing grievous loss, traumatic diagnoses, the ramifications of abuse, and seeming financial ruin, but brother/sister I promise you this is merely a blip on the radar of a universal map that is our overall existence.

James 4:14

You don't even know what tomorrow will bring--what your life will be! For you are like a vapor that appears for a little while, then vanishes.

 Romans 8:18

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.

Please read those scriptures a couple of times as you meditate on what this little note is saying to you personally , and seal the words of God to your heart and mind. The peace and joy of The Lord will surely follow and through Christ a new perspective will begin to emerge in your spirit that will transform every circumstance you are facing today into nothing more than the life transformation that God intended it to be from the very beginning. So let’s start by reflecting over the things that God has done in our lives that we need to be thankful for and give Him praise and gratitude for those gifts/relationships, and let our hearts reside there.

 There are many scriptures that say “and it came to pass” (396 to be exact) which basically means “It happened”…… and God says “if it came to pass” it did not come to STAY! A lot of things are going to happen in this life and some are really tragic, painful, and ugly, but it is never the end. Even when they mark the inevitable end of this life on this earth they are just milestones to the next chapter for those who love and believe. Whatever you are facing today know that has it, and He was forsaken so we never have to be forsaken ourselves. Trust God and be thankful in this very day for you could be in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, etc…. right this very second with a knife to the throat of yourself or worse yet someone you love, cherish and are here to protect.

I hear a lot of preachers teaching about the prophetic of this age, end times, and heaven, but have yet to hear a good message about the 1000 Year Reign of Christ that is to come shortly. I will not elaborate all my thoughts about the biblical research done on this 1000 year reign into this blog, but suffice it to say there is another glorious age to come on a new Earth down here. It is apparent in Isaiah 11: 6-9 and again in Isaiah 65: 18-25 that there will be life, love and procreation during this time of unprecedented peace. I am not sure our role as transfigured saints, but I am excited about the next chapter of this glorious eternal life as we emerge from the cocoon of mortality into the transcendence of the unending.