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Devotional - 31st Dec 2020

 'Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name' (1 Chronicles 29:13).

O, we thank you our God, with our hearts and hands and voices. Let us  lift you up and give you praise for the challenges, the setbacks, disappointments, the experiences of Covid-19 and other situations that came upon us, this year 2020.  Are you grateful for being alive? What about the opportunities the Lord has granted you? God's hand of mercy is still on us, His love knows no end when it comes to us. Are you grateful for that? He is still providing for your basic needs, He is places his protection around us if we allow him. He grant us his peace that transcends all understanding. Are you thankful to God for all his bountiful blessings? The more we profess gratitude, the more we will notice things to be grateful for. Have you realised that if it wasn't for God's grace we wouldn't be here today. Therefore lets give thanks to our Lord and be grateful for everything, good or bad. As we have all sinned and come short of God's glory, let us praise him for His pardon and forgiveness. When we come to Him, asking for pardon, He said, "Thy sin and iniquities will I remember no more." We must give God thanks for the righteousness of Jesus, Who alone can remove our unrighteousness, which is as filthy rags. We must thank God for His acceptance of us and his unmerited favour that we dont deserve. Reflect on all that happened this year and make a list of all that you're grateful for. How can you say thanks to God, for all He has done? As you allow the peace of God to rule in your heart, thankfulness will overflow. Even in the darkest of times, we can praise God for his love, his Sovereignty  and his promise to be near us when we need him. When we become thankful, our gratitude will spur us into action of love. For God's love, which endures for ever, his compassion that are new every morning and his faithfulness to us; we can say, "Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name." Let us show our gratitude to God and each other as we come to the close of another year.

Have a wonderful day🌹🌹

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