Day 1: Jesus

I’ve decided that in celebration of it being Thanksgiving Break, every day I’m going to write somethng/ someone I’m thankful for. Call it cliché, but I figure that there’s nothing wrong with reminding yourself of all the things the Lord has blessed you with.

First things first – I’m above and beyond grateful for Jesus Christ and the price He paid on the cross. Words can’t do it justice. Even as I’m writing this, I’m realizing that nothing I could say would sound grateful  enough for all that God has done for me…but I’ll try my best.

My youth pastor has been doing a series on Wednesday nights called “God Unboxed”, and in that series I have been reminded of so many things I’m grateful for about God. Here are some of those things:

·         God is untamable: He is fierce and powerful

·         God is unrelenting

o   He offers unrelenting hope

o   He offers unrelenting faithfulness

o   He holds us with an unrelenting grip

·         God is unconditional, especially in His love for us

God is seriously just so…awesome. I feel like the more I try to describe Him the more I just sound dumb J I’ll let His Word do the rest of the talking (here’s a gem I found in Isaiah that makes me so grateful to have a relationship with the Lord):

 

The Lord rejoices…over me?! Over you! It’s crazy. God’s children are in His hands, and He delights in them, with an unconditional, unwavering, everlasting love.

For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise. –Galatians 3:26-29

Oh Heavenly Father,

Thank you for the new mercies you grant us every morning. My brain can’t even fathom how awesome you are. I pray this blog would continue to be used as a tool to reflect Your majesty and power. This blog is worth nothing if You aren’t behind it, so I pray you would use the Holy Spirit to intercede for me. Thank you for Your countless blessings, including the body of believers of which You have surrounded me. Thank You for Your comfort and assurance but also for Your conviction and Your discipline – You know how much I desperately need it. And thank You for just being who You are, and for Your faithfulness.

In Your precious Son’s name,

Amen.