Worship by Being THANKFUL | Happy Christmas Eve!
I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God’s gift to man. Ecclesiastes 3.9-13
If there was a word that could sum up the current generation it would be: DISCONTENTMENT. No matter how great things are, no matter how much you have, or how clearly God has worked in your life, there is still that desire for more. That there has to be something else; this can not be IT.
The spirit of discontentment comes from the belief that there is something out there that will satisfy you. Something that once owned, consumed, or experienced will replace this longing with accomplishment. But there is only one thing in the world that can produce such finality, and if you are a Christian you already have it. It is God standing up and declaring that you are HIS!
Once you have this, then everything else becomes enough: your possessions are enough, your position in enough, your prestige is enough, because ALL OF IT pales in comparison with the eternity that you have been given through Jesus Christ. The treasure that you have inherited by grace, is more than this earth could ever provide you with. You do not need more, you need a better view of what you already have.
In this new view, what you have becomes a testament to God’s goodness. You deserve nothing, yet get to feast on great food. You should be suffering the results of your sin, but you get to go home to your family. Your work should bring you nothing but pain, but God allows it to provide you with satisfaction (to an extent). What you have been given is not a springboard for your future betterment. Your life right now is a gift from God to proclaim how wonderful He is. Be thankful and recognize that you have been given more than you can imagine.