MORNING MANNA 9-26-21
REMEMBER GOD’S BLESSINGS
“ O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.”– Psa. 105:1
“ Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;”– Psa. 105:5
The following story which I have in my notes is just what I needed as a reminder of God’s goodness even when things aren’t going as I planned or hoped. Perhaps this will be a blessing to you also.
Jeremy Taylor was a 17th-century English cleric who was severely persecuted for his faith. But though his house was plundered, his family left destitute, and his property confiscated, he continued to count the blessings he could not lose.He wrote: “They have not taken away my merry countenance, my cheerful spirit, and a good conscience; they have still left me with the providence of God, and all His promises … my hopes of Heaven, and my charity to them, too, and still I sleep and digest, I eat and drink, I read and meditate. And He that hath so many causes of joy, and so great should never choose to sit down upon His little handful of thorns.” Although we may not be afflicted with the grievous difficulties that Jeremy Taylor endured, all of us face trials and troubles. Are we grumbling? Or do we refuse to let our “little handful of thorns,” our troubles, obscure the overwhelming abundance of our blessings? When we feel like complaining, let’s remember God’s faithfulness and “give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; make known His deeds among the people!… Remember His marvelous works that he hath done!” (Ps. 105:1,5).
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost;
Count your many blessings—name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
—Oatman
Spend your time counting your blessings, not airing your complaints.
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
www.lakewaybaptist.org
