1 Thessalonians 5:18
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
We all know that it is the will of God for us to give thanks in everything. This morning the thought occurred to me that there is another way to take this verse. Instead of saying we should give thanks for everything that happens whether it is good or bad because that is what God wants us to do, it would be better to say that everything that happens is the will of God concerning us and that is the reason to give thanks.
I know some things happen to us because we have made bad choices
I know some things happen to us because we live in a corrupt world.
I know some things happen to us as a result of the attacks of Satan
But in the end, God is completely sovereign and nothing happens in our lives that God is not fully aware of and has not included in His orchestration for good.
Romans 8:28
All things work together for good to them who love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.
Since that is true, everything that happens in our lives is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning us and therefore we can give thanks for it.
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
We all know that it is the will of God for us to give thanks in everything. This morning the thought occurred to me that there is another way to take this verse. Instead of saying we should give thanks for everything that happens whether it is good or bad because that is what God wants us to do, it would be better to say that everything that happens is the will of God concerning us and that is the reason to give thanks.
I know some things happen to us because we have made bad choices
I know some things happen to us because we live in a corrupt world.
I know some things happen to us as a result of the attacks of Satan
But in the end, God is completely sovereign and nothing happens in our lives that God is not fully aware of and has not included in His orchestration for good.
Romans 8:28
All things work together for good to them who love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.
Since that is true, everything that happens in our lives is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning us and therefore we can give thanks for it.
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