Making a Differencewith Pastor Phil Erickson

Mar 12th, 2011 The Saturday Morning Post by Pastor Ted Stahl

Today’s Reading: Joshua 1-4, Colossians 1-4, and Proverbs 12

Today’s Passage: Colossians 3:12-15: Be Ye Thankful

Good morning. “Did you thank God this morning for giving you another day?” This was a question that was asked by another Christian at the Home Depot I was working in Friday. And for some reason I did thank Him for another day that morning. Usually I don’t. I thank Him for the day, as you would thank Him for your food when saying grace, but I never really thought about thanking Him for giving me another day. Colossians 3:15 says, “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.” And just one verse away, verse 17, tells us: “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”

Saying thank you to God, and to others, seems to be something we neglect to do sometimes. And as Christians, we should be a thankful people. Two simple words can go a long way. Saying thank you shows our appreciation. Saying thank you shows we are grateful. Saying thank you can build another person up, edify him. For instance, say God lays on someone’s heart to give you $20 to help you out. He’s not 100% sure, but gives you the money anyway. You say thank you to God, and to the person, for this gift. By you saying thank you and the Holy Spirit in his heart, he now walks away rejoicing and thanking God for using him to help you. And you walk away thanking God for that person, and using him to supply your needs.

I just took a minute to thank God for our Preacher in letting me do this blog. And thank you for reading it, I hope it will be a help to you.

Peace. (Colossians 3:15)