So here we are on Blog 365, and from day one we saw afresh that ‘Thanksgiving’ is a key to entering the courts of heaven. It is a key to coming into the Lord’s presence and standing before His throne of grace. It is the key to receiving, not just salvation, but all the resources […]

In Blog 362 part 1 we were considering how thanksgiving connects a life of ‘Godly contentment’ and the ‘rest of faith’ with a hungry heart for more and an active ‘asking God’ attitude. I believe that this will grow on us as we meditate more deeply on the various attributes and characteristics of God Himself. […]

Yesterday we were looking at how our heartfelt thanksgiving can bring us into God’s presence, or ‘face to face’ with our Lord. This whole year as we have sought to thank God is so many different ways, in so many different situations, (the good the bad and the ugly!!) for the many, many different ways […]

We were in a church on Sunday, a church with a small congregation, some of whom I have previously spoken with on several occasions. I was sitting at the back (the chairs there were more comfortable!) and so, because I was looking at the back of people’s heads, I recognized very few of them. No […]

In previous blogs we have touched on how thanksgiving is an important ingredient in the life of rest that the Lord has for us in His ‘promised land’. This is clearly taught in Hebrews 4, and reflected in Jesus’ call to us to come to Him and find rest for our souls in Matthew 11:28,29. […]