I’m Thankful for the Apostles
I’m thankful for the Apostles for several reasons. They obeyed their commission, establishing churches and missionary teams that endured and eventually brought the gospel to my distant, Gentile ancestors.
As a writer, I’m thankful that they wrote to the churches they oversaw and established. If they hadn’t done that, we couldn’t read the events in Luke 2, or remind ourselves of God’s characteristic love outlined in the gospel of John.
I’m thankful for the Apostles.
Perhaps it’s my age, but I’m increasingly thankful for the Apostle Paul’s divinely inspired common sense. Any Christian who pays even slight attention to local news and events realizes if the truth in Titus 3:1-9 and 14 sank in to more heads and hearts, the world would be more peaceful.
Because I’ve lived with a physical handicap, there are other passages in other epistles that catch my attention. They give me increased hope. 1 Corinthians 15 and 2 Corinthians 5 stand out, as does Philippians 2:15. Who wouldn’t strive to do everything without complaining or grumbling? We have the opportunity to shine like stars.
I’m thankful for the Apostles.
The epistle of 1 John proves that there’ll be a day when I’m no longer inadequate. “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”
An update on When Administration Doesn’t Work Thankfulness Is Hard…the administration glitches are resolved and the medications arrived yesterday.
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Ruth DeMaat
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