I am a huge fan of God's word and I am daily reminded of just what I am and what I would be without His word. I am most thankful for John 3:16 without the cross, without Jesus crucified all my faith is completely empty. As a pastor another set of verses I am most thankful for is 1 Corinthians 1:26-28 "Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. he chose the lowly things of this world andthe despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.
I talked at length this past Sunday about how God blew our minds with the cross and its simplicity. If man had been in charge of salvation it would have had a list of demands and a checklist of things that must be done. And after we had finished that list we would be most proud of our accomplishments taking God out of it completely. Well, as a teenager I felt God's calling on my heart into the ministry. THere was no doubt that God was calling me out to be a youth minister and some day a pastor. I am most thankful for the verses above out of Corinthians. I am most thankful that God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and the weak things to shame the strong. I am most thankful that God chose me, one of those weak unwise things of the world to reach the lost. To lead a church and to be a part of building His Kingdom. This verse reminds me every time I read it that I cannot boast in myself, only in God and what He has done.
When it is all said and done, we as humans have very little to be proud of, it's our job to boast in the Lord and not in ourselves. Every ability we have, every thing we have aquired is all at God's hand and we should be most thankful to Him for everything, everyday!
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