DECLARE IT “MARVELLOUS”

In everything give thanks: – 1Th 5:18

Thanksgiving doesn’t automatically come when God does things. It is a conscious decision of the beneficiary.

Our Lord once quoted the psalmist to the Pharisees when he declared, “Did you never read in the scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes’?”

There’re two parts to that psalm, the Information and the Conclusion.

It says “The stone which the builders rejected has become the head stone of the corner.” (Ps 118:22). That, is INFORMATION.

Then it says, “This is the LORD’S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.” (Ps 118:23). That, is his CONCLUSION.

Part 1 does not automatically lead to Part 2.

- That you woke up this morning is information,

- That it rains and snows is information.

- That you have a child is information.

- That you have a job is information.

- Whatever has happened in your life is information.

What you make out of that information is the conclusion. You could conclude that it was ordinary, expected, ‘lucky’, a result of your astute and deliberate decisions over the years... 

Or you could conclude like the psalmist that “This is the LORD’S doing; and it is MARVELLOUS in my eyes.”

Beloved, we have a great year ahead of us. Let’s live it with thanksgiving, joy and hope in the presence of the LORD.

 “O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together”. – Ps 34:3

AMEN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.

GREG ELKAN