My sister and I were in the barn one day just starting to feed our family’s rabbits and give them water, when suddenly we heard a litter of young rabbits on the other side of the barn begin screeching loudly. Stopping what we were doing, Joy and I rushed over to see what was happening. To our dismay, the rabbits were chasing each other around and around inside the cage, biting each other whenever they got the chance. We could see they still had plenty of water, food, and sticks to gnaw. What a surprise! Shouldn’t they be happy?
Sadly, human beings often act like those rabbits. We have more than enough to meet our needs and make us happy, but still we are not thankful. Many times, unthankfulness leads to other sins (that often hurt others); yet, no matter how much or how little our unthankfulness shows to others, it is in our hearts. We cannot ignore the fact that because unthankfulness is sin, we are sinners. Thankfully, “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:1515This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. (1 Timothy 1:15)). When He died on the cross and rose again, He took our punishment. The Bible tells us, “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Romans 10:99That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (Romans 10:9)). Once we are saved, God no longer sees us as sinners. This should make us very thankful!
Messages of God’s Love 12/13/2020