Daily Bread_November 12, 2013

Title: The Reasons Why I Am So Thankful

Text:

John 6:37 (HCSB)
³⁷ Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never cast out.

John 6:39 (HCSB)
³⁹ This is the will of Him who sent Me: that I should lose none of those He has given Me but should raise them up on the last day.

John 6:44 (HCSB)
⁴⁴ No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

John 6:63-65 (HCSB)
⁶³ The Spirit is the One who gives life. The flesh doesn't help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
⁶⁴ But there are some among you who don't believe." (For Jesus knew from the beginning those who would not believe and the one who would betray Him.)
⁶⁵ He said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless it is granted to him by the Father."

Observation:

I woke up this morning with a song in my heart; it was the hymn, "I'm Going Through".  What followed was a prayer of thanksgiving for what the Lord motivated by His love did for His beloved children.

The selected scriptures are those which come to mind when I think about the work of the Sovereign God on behalf of the Saints.

Today, I am so thankful for the love, grace, mercy, and the forgiveness by God of sinners like me. These words from the pen of the Apostle Paul encourage me.

Philippians 1:3-6 (HCSB)
³ I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you,
⁴ always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer,
⁵ because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
⁶ I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Is the Apostle Paul's prayer your prayer?

Prayer:

Father God, my dear Father, I am so thankful that You are able to complete the work of grace that You began in Your people. In the name of Him who made it all possible at Calvary; Jesus my Savior and the Lord of my life. Amen.

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Proverbs 30:5 (ESV)
⁵ Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

Psalm 119:11 (ESV)
¹¹ I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

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