Lord I’m Grateful

CALL TO PRAYER

Title: Lord I’m Grateful

By: Stephen Osei Kuffour

Date: 29.12.2024

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us alive, when their wrath was kindled against us; then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.

(Psalms 124:2-4 NKJV)

Today is the last Sunday of the year 2024. When I cast my mind backwards, I realized that we experienced many Trials this year, but the Lord strengthened us to endure all of them. Through it all, the Lord took care of us and kept we and our loved ones safe. Let’s therefore Thank God for the gift of life, His protection, and His provision. The enemy planned a lot of evil against us, but all his plans were rendered futile by the Lord. He delivered us from accident, sickness, death, etc.

Maybe you lost a loved one or your Job within the year and experienced some difficulties and diverse form of Trials. You may be asking yourself why you should thank God upon all the difficulties you experienced. Are we supposed to thank God only when things are going great for us? The answer is No! The word of God teaches us to thank God in all things and at all times, whether good or bad (1 Thess 5:18, Phil 4:6-7). This is because the Lord knows best. He knows why He allowed you to experience those Trials.

We thank Him in difficult times because we know that He loves us and will work all things together for our good (Rom 8:28). The problem with most Christians is that we spend a lot of time focusing and worrying about the few things we don’t have instead of the many things the Lord has blessed us with. We then conclude that the Lord has not done enough for us. Don’t be ungrateful! Don’t be like the nine Lepers who didn’t return to Thank the Lord (Luk 17:11-19). Once you are alive, it’s a reason enough to be grateful to God.

Even if you think you don’t have any reason to be grateful to God, Thank Him for the gift of Salvation. It is not easy to be saved. Some of us come from a background of Idol-Worshipping. I recently found out that my grandfather whom I never met was into Idol-Worshiping. It took the glorious Grace of God to rescue us from the path of darkness and death and brought us into light and life. We didn’t pay anything for it. Our heavenly father gave it to us freely (Eph 2:8-9).

Beloved in the Lord, God has done a lot for us and our loved ones throughout the year. Let’s therefore thank Him and give Him the praise and the Glory He deserves. Lord, I’m very grateful and I will forever be!

Prayer Point:

Let’s thank God for His Word today and for the answers to all the prayers we prayed throughout the year.

God bless you all!