Forever Debtors: Are You Grateful to Your Benefactor?

If God never gave you another blessing, how would you respond. This 1-minute devotion addresses this question.

Imagine that someone gave you a lifetime income of a million dollars a month. Would you complain and ask for more money when the price of gas increased?  Would you expect your benefactor to also pay your grocery bill?

Sometimes, I think God should change circumstances in my life - health problems, the bad choices of a loved one, stressful situations, etc. But I need to keep things in perspective. 
 
He's given me forgiveness for my sins, a debt I couldn't pay. He's promised me strength, comfort, and encouragement when I face difficulties. And He's promised me an eternity of joy and peace.

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23
 
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!" 1 John 3:1

"His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life" 2 Peter 1:3

No matter my troubles, God deserves my daily gratitude and continual praise and thanksgiving (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). The same is true for all believers.

This devotion challenges us to look at what God has given us through Christ and ask ourselves if we truly appreciate what we have.


This devotion challenges us to look at what God has given us through Christ and ask ourselves if we truly appreciate what we have.

2 comments:

  1. Very challenging thought! Thank you for putting together these nuggets!
    Also, thank you for sharing our link-up button, that was very kind of you :)

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  2. This is really good and humbling. We have so much to be grateful for and it is easy to fall into the trap of "poor me..." Thank you for this today! Blessings!

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