“Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things, therefore you shall serve your enemies…”
Deut. 28:47
The test of whether we are serving the Lord and others with the right heart attitude is found in the measurement of our joy and gladness of heart. Circumstances were not easy for the children of Israel. They had been uprooted from their homes and were wandering in a desert, at times without food or water, and with enemies behind and in front. However, God had shown Himself faithful. He fed them with manna from the dew, gave them water to drink out of a rock, and meat to eat from the sky. God had abundantly blessed them. They didn't even have to work for their keep—He gave them "an abundance of all things." But because they forgot God’s blessings and began to murmur and complain, they would serve their enemies.
Sometimes the more we have, the less thankful we are. May we make a decided effort to use our God-given resources to bless others. "In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God concerning you."
Recommended Reading:
Enoch Roden's Training
You will never forget the lesson that Enoch learned from his grandmother about how the word manna reveals the unthankful hearts of the children of Israel. This compelling story is a gentle reminder that we have much for which to be thankful. How often we take for granted the small blessings we receive every day. You just can’t help being more appreciative of life’s smallest blessings after reading Enoch Roden’s Training.
1 Comments:
I'm most thankful for when I became a new Christian. God penetrated His Word to my heart, not only through the Holy Spirit, but through gifted men that He put into my life that knew how to articulate the truth, that challenged me, that finally answered my questions. There are some people that God blesses with his gift of rhetoric. God's Scripture comes alive in such a way that it makes YOU want to find and understand God by his own Word. A true blessing indeed, THANK YOU MARK!
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