1) He is good.
2) He works wondrous deeds.
3) His love endures forever.
Here are some specific examples I gave of each of these attributes of God...
Give thanks because of who God is:
- Creator -- even in its broken state, creation still trumpets the goodness of God.
- Sustainer -- if He ever removed His hands, all would fall apart.
- Provider -- He provides all our needs (not necessarily our wants)
- Healer -- every earthly healing is a small taste of the eternal healing that waits for us all
- Savior -- history is full of stories recounting God's saving action on behalf of His people
- Redeemer -- He spared no expense to buy us back from our rebellion
Give thanks because of what God has done:
- He chose Abraham -- from Abraham he launched a new nation and inaugurated a redemptive plan
- He rescued His people -- by humbling the world's superpower, God displayed His power
- He delivered a remnant -- in the midst of judgment and destruction, God saved a few to carry on His plan
- He sent His Son -- Jesus came to do for us what we could never do for ourselves
- He sent His Spirit -- a comforter, a guide, a counselor, a convictor, He is with us forever
- He launched His church -- a global community, united by love for Christ and the experience of salvation
Give thanks because of what God has promised:
- An inheritance -- reserved for us by God. We have hope that this life is NOT all there is
- Complete salvation -- in the future we will experience salvation from the power & presence of sin
- Eternal life -- death is not the end. On the other side of the grave is a brilliant, exhilarating & perfect life
- All things new -- no more sorrow or pain or death. Eden Restored!
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