What a foolish thing is this, that because I have not got what I want, I will not enjoy the comfort of what I have.
– Jeremiah Burroughs –
from The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, 1648
Thankfulness
The Kryptonite of Worry – Matt Chandler
Thanksgiving is worry’s kryptonite.
– Matt Chandler –
Give Thanks – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Anything I cannot thank God for the sake of Christ, I may not thank God for at all; to do so would be sin. … We cannot rightly acknowledge the gifts of God unless we acknowledge the Mediator for whose sake alone they are given to us.
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer –
Many Reasons for Thanksgiving – Warren W. Wiersbe
The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reasons for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long.
– Warren W. Wiersbe –
Be Thankful For What You Have – Charles Spurgeon
You say, “If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.” You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.
– Charles Spurgeon –
A Life of Thanksgiving – Henry A. Ironside
We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.
– Henry A. Ironside –
Thanksgiving or Thanks-living? – Matthew Henry
Thanksgiving is good but thanks-living is better.
– Matthew Henry –
1662-1714 AD
The Heavier Your Cross to Bear – Thomas Watson
Afflictions add to the saints’ glory. The more the diamond is cut, the more it sparkles; the heavier the saints’ cross is, the heavier shall be their crown.
– Thomas Watson –
Wonderful Love of Christ – Thomas Watson
It was wonderful love that Christ should die for such as we are. What are we? Not only vanity, but enmity. When we were fighting, he was dying; when we had the weapons in our hands, then he had the spear in his side (Romans 5:8).
– Thomas Watson –
from The Lords Supper, 1665