Being Thankful on November 9
Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 7:17PM 
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:14-17 ESV)
It’s through scripture that we know Christ. It’s through scripture that we know that salvation is found in him alone. It’s through scripture that we know what God desires of us.
I’m thankful that like Timothy, I have been acquainted with the scripture since childhood. Being trained in the scripture was like eating and sleeping in my home. When I was a child, I assumed that every other Christian home was like mine, but I’ve learned in adulthood what a rare thing it was.
(That photo, by the way, is of my Grandpa Vogt, but you old-timers already knew that.)
- Willow is thankful “that The Professor makes me a latte every morning!”
- Dawn is thankful for “the freedom to worship God with my church family this day.”
- Kim of Hiraeth is thankful for “a refrigerator full of leftovers and a family that never complains when I bring them out for lunch (and supper!).”
- Liz is thankful for a “stack of books yet to be read” and more.
- Dorothy is thankful for “the promise of my perseverance with Christ.”
- Tulipgirl is thankful for corporate worship, communion of the saints, and more.
- Connie is thankful for genuine Christian fellowship.
Updates
- Suzanne is thankful for the internet.
What are you thankful for?
I’m celebrating good gifts from God during the month of November and hoping you’ll be thankful for your good gifts, too. Here’s how you can join in the thanksgiving and even, perhaps, get something material from it. If you’ve posted something you’ve posted something you’ve expected me to include and you don’t see it on the list, please let me know. I do miss things sometimes.
Reader Comments (2)
Yes, I did know that the picture is your Grandpa Vogt, Rebecca, and I love what it conveys about him!
Being enveloped in God's Word in your childhood home is a wonderful thing! I am so glad you received that blessing.
"Being trained in the scripture was like eating and sleeping in my home."
Our home is like this and I too forget that everyone's isn't. I didn't grow up this way, but I was blessed to have these verses from Deuteronomy impressed upon my heart while Michael was still very little.
"These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." Deuteronomy 6:6-7