Thankful Thursday

I’m thankful that I have enough in so many different ways. The more I think about it, the more sufficiencies I recognize. I have

• Enough food.
• Enough warm bedding.
• Enough energy to do what I really must do.
• Enough help.
• A good enough car.
• A good enough home.
• Enough revelation from God that I can know him.

On Thursday’s throughout this year, I plan to post a few thoughts of thanksgiving along with Kim at the Upward Call and others.

The Final Amen

I just posted the very last question in the Westminster Larger Catechism. That’s 196 questions and answers, one per week for 3 years and 40 weeks.

Come back next week to see which historic church document I’ve decided to post next.

What doth the conclusion of the Lord's prayer teach us?

The conclusion of the Lord’s prayer (which is, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.),[1] teaches us to enforce our petitions with arguments,[2] which are to be taken, not from any worthiness in ourselves, or in any other creature, but from God;[3] and with our prayers to join praises,[4] ascribing to God alone eternal sovereignty, omnipotency, and glorious excellency;[5] in regard whereof, as he is able and willing to help us,[6] so we by faith are emboldened to plead with him that he would,[7] and quietly to rely upon him, that he will fulfil our requests.[8] And, to testify this our desire and assurance, we say, Amen.[9]

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