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How Long Does Gratitude Last?

Blog - 12/18/20

The Season of Encouragement - blog 12/20/19
God loved us so much He became a man (what a humiliating prospect) in order to reconcile us to Himself. Love, my friends - this ought to be our focal point this Christmas season; not presents, not food, not even family gatherings, strictly speaking. Love. Keep it. Treasure it. Abide in it.

The Blessing of Being Filled With Gratitude
It’s much better to be filled with gratitude than to simply be grateful for this or that.

The grateful response to the Lord’s grace heals us.

1Jn 4:19
We love because he first loved us.

MacDonald on 1Jn 4:19
“Such wonderful love draws our hearts out to Him in return. We say, ‘You have bled and died for me; from now on I will live for You.’”

Our Christmas Focus
Gratitude from a root of love.

Let Us Remember
Let us remember, shall we?
Let us love as a result, OK?
Let us step back, maybe?
And Let us rejoice this day.

2Co 9:15
Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!