How many go into prayer or come before the consciousness of God in Holy Communion in this attitude?
How many cleanse their hands of debt by first thanking God for each individual blessing throughout the day?
How many approach God in prayer in an attitude of profound appreciation for the very life and consciousness which animates their beings?
After all, is not gift of life the greatest blessing that God can give, and if we have it, have we not which is greater than any thing else that we may desire?
To ask for other things than life, or to petition for anything other than the consciousness of God in our beings is to lift the lesser things and insignificant things above the greatest.
If God preserved your life last night, He can't watch you go stranded during the day.
If not, giving you life today will be an unnecessary gift and a wasted effort and with God it is not so! He is perfect!
Don't forget, He gave His life through Jesus death so that we can have life abundantly...and the scripture says,"... how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?" Romans 8:32!
So, approach God with thanksgiving rather than groaning and moaning, for He has freely given us all things!
1 Thessalonians 5:18, "In everything keep on giving thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (my translation). Also, Colossians 3:15, 17 and Psalms 100:4.
Note: When we are thankful for the very Life He has given us today, we recognize that God exists, and we are acting on the reality of His life as the very source and means of ours.
True thankfulness for that recognizes our total dependence on God and stems from realizing that everything going on in our lives (or that will happen today) and all we shall have is the product of God's sovereign control, infinite wisdom, purposes, grace, and activity.
And if He gave us life, He has made provisions already!
Good Morning
Apostle Julius Ikhide-Iyke Etaifo
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