My 26 days of Thanksgiving continues:
22. I am thankful to hear how God is at work in the lives of others.
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Ephesians 5:18-21
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.
This morning at our church in lieu of offertory music, a young woman recited Psalm 119 (all 24 verses). After that, instead of a sermon we had congregational sharing of how God has been at work in our lives, testimonies of His goodness and grace. Some people were thankful for things that had happened in their youth, two young teens were thankful for the influence of other godly teens and their families, one man shared about the recent salvation of his elderly grandmother and aunt in their 80's, others were thankful for their jobs and provision during these tough economic times...this went on for about 45 minutes. One person commented that she was glad that she was not God because she would not have chosen her circumstances the way that He did, but over the course of the last few months realized that it was by far a better choice. I never get tired of hearing from others how He is working. Just because we may not see Him working on our behalf every day does not mean that He's not doing something, all for our good and for His glory. It has been a good day.
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