November of Thanksgiving 6

You can get this button from Lisa of Lisa Notes.I’m thankful for the resurrection of Jesus. For one thing, it is because of my identification, through faith, with Christ’s resurrection, that I am new creation—old things have passed away and new things have come.  It is because of Christ’s resurrection that I have new life.

What’s more, my union with the resurrected Christ means that I will be raised with an incorruptible body to live forever with him. There was a time in my life when I didn’t focus much on this promised blessing from God, but now, with a little more life (and death) experience, I understand better how important those incorruptible bodies are. I’m thankful that the resurrection of Jesus gives us hope for bodies that are more real, more substantial (and permanently, eternally so) than our corruptible bodies that don’t work as they should, that die a little each day, and that desire things that destroy us. Yep, I’m really thankful for the resurrection body I’ll have one day—a resurrection body that will come to me because of Christ’s resurrection.

Others thanking God today:

• Diane is thankful for Mapquest and cell phones.
• Elle is thankful for a whole list of things, starting with a quiet house.
• Trisha is thankful that God has not given us cookie cutter children.
• Joan is thankful for blogging.
• Becky is thankful for her friend Eileen.
• Lisa is thankful for the words of Jesus.
• Kim (The Upward Call) is thankful for the ease of communicating with her kids.
• Persis is thankful for an uneventful Saturday.
• Rosemary is thankful for her husband and more.
• Victoria is thankful for the love of God.
• Kim (Hiraeth) is thankful for Saturday morning and coffee with her husband.
• Connie is thankful for her warm and comfortable home.
• Laura has a whole list of things she’s thankful for.
• Pam is thankful for her warm, cozy home, and more.

Update 8pm PDT:

• Sallie is thankful for free fun things to do as a family.
• Dorothy is thankful for time with family.
• Lindsay is thankful for food.
• Aadel is thankful for her teachers.

What are you thankful for today?

I’ll be back this evening to add any more thanksgiving posts I find (or that you point me to). As more people participate, it gets more likely that I’ll make mistakes in my posting, so if I miss your post or mess up a link, please tell me. And remember, if you miss a day or two, you’ll need to give me a heads up on your next thanksgiving post.

Do you want to participate, too? You’ll find instructions here for the ways both bloggers and nonbloggers can join in the thanksgiving.

November of Thanksgiving 5

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Nathan Bingham suggests that we pray the gospel, and that one way to pray the gospel is to thank God for elements of the gospel. I’m taking his advice, so today I am thankful that there is a righteousness of God through faith in Christ Jesus, which is good news in a world where everyone is a sinner, and good news for me, because I am a sinner. I’m thankful that God justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

Others thanking God today:

• Diane is thankful to be a part Christ’s Bride.
• Elle is thankful that God “sends provision we have not even asked to receive.”
• Trisha is thankful that for her daily store of blessings.
• Joan is thankful for God’s written word.
• Becky is thankful that God is helping her build a disciplined prayer life and more.
• Lisa is thankful for people who share.
• Kim (The Upward Call) is thankful for teaching opportunities.
• Persis is thankful for laughter and humor.
• Rosemary is thankful for the beauty of the earth.
• Victoria is thankful for God’s lovingkindness.
• Kevin is thankful for his wife.
• Melissa is thankful for some mighty men & women of God who share their wisdom.
• Sallie is thankful for her little girl.
• Jennifer is thankful for her family.
• Kim (Hiraeth) is thankful for a job she loves.
• Connie is thankful for her local church.
• Jen is thankful for the living and active word of God.
• Laura is thankful for a good mystery and more.
• Aadel is thankful for family.

Update 8:30pm PDT:

• Hollie is thankful for beauty.
• Jennifer is thankful for God’s mercy, grace, and compassion.
• Dorothy is thankful for her home.
• Amy in Peru is thankful for pink.
• Pam is thankful for Psalm 27:1 and more.
• Lindsay is thankful for a blessed encounter.

What are you thankful for today?

I’ll be back this evening to add any more thanksgiving posts I find (or that you point me to). As more people participate, it gets more likely that I’ll make mistakes in my posting, so if I miss your post or mess up a link, please tell me. And remember, if you miss a day or two, you’ll need to give me a heads up on your next thanksgiving post.

Do you want to participate, too? You’ll find instructions here for the ways both bloggers and nonbloggers can join in the thanksgiving.

November of Thanksgiving 4

Last night I went to sleep with my window open, listening to one of the most pleasant sounds for sleeping—the sound of steady rain. That might not seem like a big thing to you, but rain in November is almost unheard of here. And the next time I go to sleep to the sound of rain will probably be in April or May next year. It would be wrong not to note it and thank God for it, don’t you think?

Others thanking God today:

• Diane is thankful for her husband’s profundity.
• Holly is thankful for grace.
• Elle is thankful for friends.
• Trisha is thankful that she can leave a legacy in the margins.
• Joan is thankful for healing from cancer.
• Becky is thankful for Jesus Christ.
• Lisa is thankful for God’s grace.
• Kim (The Upward Call) is thankful that “I can depend on the Lord as my portion and cup.”
• Persis is thankful for “opened eyes to behold the Creator as well as His creation.”
• Rosemary is thankful that “Christ has revealed himself to me, and that his love has neither brim nor bottom!”
• Victoria is thankful that God forgives.
• Kevin is thankful for his church AND books—again.
• Melissa is thankful for true friends.
• Leslie is thankful for the gift of music.
• Sandra is thankful for daily duties.
• Sallie is thankful that she found this thanksgiving activity and that she can participate.
• Jennifer is thankful for her family.

Update 10pm PDT:

• Dorothy is thankful for leftovers.
• Kim (Hiraeth) is thankful for her Bible study with friends.
• Connie is thankful for her mother.
• Amy in Peru is thankful for music.

You can get this button from Lisa of Lisa Notes.

What are you thankful for today?

I’ll be back this evening (late) to add any more thanksgiving posts I find (or that you point me to). As more people participate, it gets more likely that I’ll make mistakes in my posting, so if I miss your post or mess up a link, please tell me. And remember, if you miss a day or two, you’ll need to give me a heads up on your next thanksgiving post.

Do you want to participate, too? You’ll find instructions here for the ways both bloggers and nonbloggers can join in the thanksgiving.