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Ps 118:24
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Heb 3:13
But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

Ps 118:24
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Perspective
It truly is everything. Each and every day we wake up we have the chance to BE grateful.

“increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God”
God pours grace into our laps so that we realize how blessed we are. We must seize each moment for what it is - a grace gift. This is the essence of “being grateful” - it’s a status quo, a state of being, a mindset (vs. tallying and weighing the details) that glorifies God in time.

“He has delivered us”
Does this ever get old??? How could it?

“rooted and built up in him”
Christ Jesus is the foundation of all that we are, all that we are grateful for, ala - “For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1Co 3:11).

1Th 5:16-18
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Perspective
You are able to give Him thanks because the Master loves you, and you know He has a Master plan, always.

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.

This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Perspective This Day
We must learn to simply choose to BE grateful.