July 12
1 Chronicles 12:19-14:17; Romans 1:1-17; Psalm 9:13-20; Proverbs 19:4-5
It is thought that Paul wrote Romans prior to the imprisonment described at the end of Acts. If this is so, we can see that God answered his prayer to see the church in Rome (1:11) in a surprising way. His prayer was answered through a forced trip to Caesar. Even before meeting the church, Paul is thankful to God for the news he has received about them. Paul starts 11 of his 13 letters with either praise or thanks. His opening introduction is almost always a response to God’s character and his work. He will spend much time in his epistles (letters) encouraging, rebuking, and exhorting churches but he nearly always begins with praise and thanks.
Think of how following this pattern would change your life; if instead of grumbling or complaining you stopped and praised God and thanked him for all your blessings. It is far easier to focus on the negative, but it is transforming to focus on the good that God has done and the good that he is. So may thanks and praise be how we start our day and start our prayers. May we have eyes to see the goodness, power, and grace of God, and respond with lips that respond with thanks and praise.
God, my Father, thank you for who you are. Thank you that you made me, that through Christ you saved me, and that I will spend eternity with you. Help me to be shaped by thankfulness and to be filled with praise today. Amen.
Question of the day: How would starting your day with thanks and praise transform your perspective?
It is thought that Paul wrote Romans prior to the imprisonment described at the end of Acts. If this is so, we can see that God answered his prayer to see the church in Rome (1:11) in a surprising way. His prayer was answered through a forced trip to Caesar. Even before meeting the church, Paul is thankful to God for the news he has received about them. Paul starts 11 of his 13 letters with either praise or thanks. His opening introduction is almost always a response to God’s character and his work. He will spend much time in his epistles (letters) encouraging, rebuking, and exhorting churches but he nearly always begins with praise and thanks.
Think of how following this pattern would change your life; if instead of grumbling or complaining you stopped and praised God and thanked him for all your blessings. It is far easier to focus on the negative, but it is transforming to focus on the good that God has done and the good that he is. So may thanks and praise be how we start our day and start our prayers. May we have eyes to see the goodness, power, and grace of God, and respond with lips that respond with thanks and praise.
God, my Father, thank you for who you are. Thank you that you made me, that through Christ you saved me, and that I will spend eternity with you. Help me to be shaped by thankfulness and to be filled with praise today. Amen.
Question of the day: How would starting your day with thanks and praise transform your perspective?
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