Thankfulness 01-25-2021 by Bro Steve Winter DD

Thankfulness
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Notice one of the signs of the last days is that men will be unthankful? Now I will admit that the things I am teaching here can be easier said than done but they are still of great importance. I might also mention that if you are not yet a real Acts 2:38 Christian then none of this will matter to you.

Now how many of us being cast into prison without just cause would find ourselves singing praises to God?

Acts 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.

Now I am not saying that we are to be thankful FOR everything but rather in any situation. For example if your country fell to communism that would not be something to be thankful for, BUT one could still be thankful that they have a country to care about or the many blessings that they have. Do you have enough to eat? Do you have air to breathe? Do you have water to drink? You know the drill. Now I am not saying this will always be easy or claiming that I never whine about anything, BUT I know what the goal is. When we slip and fall then we need to get back up.

II Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Notice above that unthankful comes right before unholy. If the devil can steal your thankfulness then it makes it easy for him to steal your holiness.