P.E,Hughes commenting on Hebrews 12 v 28, which begins,'Therefore let us be grateful','Ingratitude lies at the very root of all sin and rebellion against God. and he points us to Romans 1 v 21 ,which reads,'For though they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor give thanks to Him'.No matter how much people are blessed by God most of them never offer a word of thanks ,to the giving God. I never see anyone unsaved saying grace,or singing God's praise,if God gets a mention it is usually when they .blaspheme. But if we are a child of God ,and Christ is our Saviour,we have good reason to be grateful ,for that very fact. I know many Christians in this world are having it hard,persecution, poverty,painful illnesses. The challenge for all who call themselves Christians is to remember, that we are blessed beyond measure ,we are loved, more than we could ever realise . Consider the apostle Paul, there was a man who suffered so much,and after experiencing a flogging and being cast into a prison with his friend Silas they sang hymns and prayed Acts 16 v 25. Let us not be a moaning Minnie Christian, in other words a complainer and one who is never satisfied . My son Brian said the following ,in Romans 12 v 2,we are exhorted to,' not be conformed to the pattern of this world. The pattern of this world is based on what they don't have,I need this and I need that, the anti dope to consumerism is gratitude to God.'
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