[Discoveries] 08-12-08 Thanksgiving -- 1 Thessalonians 5:18

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*... give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you 
in Christ Jesus. -- 1 Thessalonians 5:18*/

Why would God ask us to do such a difficult thing?

About four years ago I shared with you the story of an atheist who fell 
into a crevasse in the ice when he and his partner were overtaken by a 
blizzard while mountain climbing. About 60 feet below the surface, he 
came to rest on a ledge. With a broken leg and no way to climb up, no 
way to call for help, he started climbing down, into the depths of this 
glacier. Each step down was irrevocable, but he had no other choice. To 
remain was to die. When he finally reached the bottom, he discovered, to 
his complete surprise, a light. There was an opening in the ice. There 
was a light at the end of the tunnel.

Thanksgiving is like this. It is a light in a dark place -- not because 
it is, in itself, some kind of magical incantation, but rather because 
it brings God near, and He is our way of escape.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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